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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy knee brooch of Roman date. The brooch has hollow semi-circular wings which house and axis bar around which seven turns of the spring are present though the pin no longer survives. From the centre of the wings the bulbous bow projects out at a near 90 degree angle, swelling slightly and bending back downward again. The bow tapers in width from the swelling toward a circular foot knop from the reverse of which the remains of a worn catchplate projects.The metal has a dark brown patina and is worn. The brooch is 31.9mm long, 16.9mm wide, 6mm thick and weighs 7.9g.Similar examples are illustrated in Hattatt, p.334, fig.193 and are dated to the 2nd century AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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