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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Hod Hill type brooch, dating to the mid to late 1st century AD.The head and pin have been lost in antiquity, and the top of the bow is also missing. What remains of the upper bow is a sub-rectangular portion with fluted upper surface and a right-angled lug on the right-hand side, which also has a vertically fluted surface. A transverse groove with basal ridge separates the upper bow from the lower, the latter of which is of flat section, its straight sides converging to a moulded footknob. The damaged catchplate is located on the underside of the lower bow.Length: 28.5mm; width: 14.6mm; depth: 8.8mm. Weight: 1.92g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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