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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Polden Hill brooch of the Roman period, circa AD 75 to AD 175.Most of the brooch is present, consisting of the head, bow, both wings, most of the spring, axis bar, catchplate and foot. The pin and the central section of the spring are missing, presumed lost in antiquity.In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and D-shaped in cross section. The bow head is hump-like, and angular (comma shaped) in profile, with cylindral wings projecting from either side at the top. There is a centrally positioned chevron or V-shaped groove running down the top half of the bow. There is also some more decoration in the form of two diagonal grooves on each side edge of the bow. There is a ridge on the edge of the bow just above where the wings meet the bow. The axis sits in the semi cylindrical groove behind the wings at the back of the brooch and is enclosed by an integrally cast piece of curved copper alloy, part of the pin remains as a triangular shaped protrusion with a circular perforation (hole) for the axis bar. The back of the brooch is undecorated save for a rectangular ridge running centrally down the back of the bow. The catch plate and foot are missing.The brooch measures 24.7 mm in length and is 20.3 mm wide. It has a thickness of 12.7 mm and weighs 7.5 g.The brooch is a dark green to brown in colour and has an even patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail.Other examples of this type of brooch have been recorded in Hattatt (2000), page 300, Fig 159. Similar examples have also been recorded on the database, including WMID-F75156, WMID-C32C00, WMID-0514FE and WMID-AD27D3.Ref:Hattatt, R. (2000) A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches, Oxbow Books, Oxford.
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