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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy possible Headstud style or T-Shaped brooch, of the Roman period, c. AD 75 - c. AD 200.Approximately 40% of the brooch is present consisting of a partial bow, partial wings and spring. The pin, foot, catchplate and head loop are missing presumed lost in antiquity.The brooch is almost T-shaped, and rectangular in cross section. The bow head is angular (comma shaped) in profile. No headloop is present. The bow is decorated by a circular cell inside an oval depression, the oval cell may have contained enamel, now missing. The wings protrude from either side at the top of the brooch, the right wing is incomplete and the left wing is missing. The hinge is missing. A copper alloy axis bar is enclosed by the reverse of the wings, and shows evidence of iron corrosion at each end. The back of the brooch is undecorated.The brooch measures 21.4 mm in length, 18.1 mm wide and 7.1 mm thick. It weighs 6.7 grams.The brooch is a mid brown to green in colour, and has an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail.Headstud brooches are a relatively common type of Roman brooch, with examples being recorded from the majority of England and Wales. Hattatt (2000) illustrated several examples of this style of brooch on page 332, figure 191,(number 36 is similar to this example). All Headstud style brooches are considered to date from c. AD 75 to c.AD 200. Other examples have been recorded on the database, including , WMID-2FB169. T-Shaped brooches are dated to a similar period (2nd century AD), and examples can be seen in Hattat (2000), page 302, no 396, and have been recorded on the database, including IOW-B7A267 and HAMP-FCCEDF.Reference:Hattatt, R. (2000) A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. Oxbow Books, Oxford.
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