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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Polden Hill type brooch dating from AD 80 - 120. The brooch is incomplete due to its missing spring, pin and catch plate. The brooch is T-shaped in plan with the capped wings surviving. The decoration on the bow comprises a number of linear raised markings which radiate out from a central vertical indentation. The reverse face is undecorated.The brooch is of a dark green to brown colour with an abraded patina which covers all surfaces. A number of similar brooches of this type can be seen in Richard Hattatt's (2000) Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches; page 300. All the brooches in this section are dated to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. Parallels can also be found on the database discovered in the Malvern Hills, Worcestershire (WAW-9C28B5) and Whychavon, Worcestershire (WAW-6AA3CC) Bayley and Butcher (2004:160) comment that the distribution of Polden Hill brooches are concentrated in the West Midlands and suggest they date to AD 80 to 120.The brooch measures 26.7 mm in length, 14.48 mm width (across the wings), 2.45 mm thick (across the bow), and weighs 3.64 grams.Bayley and Butcher, 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection Society of AntiquariesHattatt, R. (2000) A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. Oxford, Oxbow Books.
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