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Description: | A complete Roman cooper alloy penannular brooch dating from AD43 to AD350. The brooch has coiled terminals at right angles to the plane of the brooch, identifying this as Type C in Fowlers typology (1960, 151-152) and also in Hattatts Type C classification (1982, 133). The ring is round in section, and the pin undecorated as is typical of this type. Uncharacteristically, this example has a highly arched pin, whereas typically brooches of this type have flat pins. Hattatt describes a trend of straighter pins in later types, suggesting this may be an earlier example, or this design was chosen for a purpose. The pin appears intact and contemporary with the ring, and does not appear to have been bent through post-depositional processes. The brooch is in a good condition with little wear and only a slight dark green patina. The broach has a width of 26.79mm, the diameter of the ring itself is 2.46mm. The Pin is 37.17mm in length and its arch height is 11.13mm. Its weight is 4.06g.Similar examples have been recorded as SF-733A42 and SUSS-2F18F8Parallels can be found within Mackreth (2011) volumes I and II with images in volume II (146), and Bayley and Butcher (2004) pages 136-139.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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