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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman T-shape brooch dating to the period c. AD 50 - 150. The pin is missing. The brooch measures 47.01mm in length, 25.36mm maximum width, 0.62mm minimum width, is 10.71mm thick and weighs 5.97g.The head exhibits cylindrical wings which span a width of 25.36mm. The wings house the corrosed remains of the iron axis bar and are divided by a central pin slot for the hinged pin (now missing). The tip of each wing is decorated with two circumferential grooves. There is a groove on either side of the bow at the point where it arches back from the head. The bow then tapers form a width of 11.34mm to 0.62mm and thickens along its length to form the triangular catch plate. The catchplate terminates in the rolled pin bar which exhibits some damage.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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