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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman Polden Hill brooch. The head is broad and cylindrical, with a slot cut into the centre of the reverse to hold a much shorter spring. This remains in situ, but the pin itself is now missing. A lug sits in the centre of the reverse of the head to hold the chord in place and a small indentation at either end of the wings show that an axis bar secures the spring. Each side of the outer faces of the wings are decorated with two transverse grooves at the ends and one in the centre, The bow is narrow and slightly humped in profile. The outer face is decorated with two longitudinal grooves in the centre. The lower bow culminates in a slight foot knob and there is a small, incomplete catch-plate to the reverse.This form of Polden Hill brooch, featuring a slot to hold the spring in an otherwise solid head, belongs to Mackreth's (200, 78) Eastern Group. The use of an axis bar shows that the brooch belongs to the fully developed sub-group of these, his 6b.Length: 41.06mm, width: 28.49mm, thickness: 11.45mm, weight: 8.36g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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