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Description: | An incomplete Roman (AD 75 - 175) copper alloy Polden Hill type brooch, missing the pin. and part of the catchplate. It measures 36.12mm in length and weighs 21.66g.The wingspan is 30.52mm. The whole of the spring mechanism is present with a notch for the pin. The bow, which measures 10.70mm across immediately below the wings, projects slightly above the wings and there are two flat longitudinal projections either side of the top of the bow with, inside that, two short converging ridges forming a 'v' shape and a shorter central vertical ridge completing the pattern cf Hattatt p 301 no 382. Both wings are closed with circular lugs, pierced to hold the axis bar in place, as is typical of Polden Hill type brooches. There are ridges on each wing separated by two grooves. On the ridges themselves are two grooves between which, on the raised centre of the two ridges, are signs of a transverse pattern. The pin is missing. The bow extends from the front of the wings, it is D-shaped in section. The bow narrows to 2.73mm wide at the foot. There are the remains of large openwork catchplate but the catch itself has broken off.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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