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Description: | Roman copper alloy headstud bow brooch 48mm long, 16mm wide and 5mm thick, with a weight of 6.85grams. The brooch is in fair condition and is complete except for its pin and part of catch plate. The brooch has very short wings with a hollow circular form sitting behind stepped decoration. There is a small recess for the pin in the centre, which contains the end of the pin and above this are the remains of a suspension loop. Below this the brooch has a rectangular cross section and is decorated at the top with a raised circular motif with a central pellet. Below this the brooch has a lattice like pattern formed of triangular and rectangular enamel cells, now empty. The base of the brooch is stepped and the reverse contains a long central scar of a catchplate.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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