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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Headstud style brooch, of Roman dating (AD 75 - AD 200).Approximately 95% of the brooch is present consisting of the bow, partial headloop, wings and foot. The pin and catch plate are missing.In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and rectangular in cross section. The bow head is angular (comma shaped) in profile. The headloop at the top of the brooch is incomplete, and would have originally been circular in nature. No headstud is present on the bow. The bow has been decorated by four vertical grooves running the length of the bow. Two horizontal ribs are present at the base of the bow, just above the foot. The wings have been decorated with a vertical rouletted rib. The slot for the hinged pin fitting is present, with the pin missing. The back of the brooch is undecorated. The catch plate is incomplete, with just a vertical ridge present. The foot of the brooch consists of a pronounced flat knop.The brooch measures 42.2 mm in length, 14.4 mm wide and 12.1 mm thick. It weighs 4.5 grams.The brooch is a mid to dark green colour, and has an even surface patina.Headstud brooches are a relatively common type of Roman brooch, with examples being recorded from the majority of England and Wales. Hattatt (2000) illustrated several examples of this style of brooch on page 332, figure 191, in particular examples #421 and #1523 when compared to our example here from Shropshire. #421 was from Northamptonshire and #1523 was from Winchester, Hampshire. Two similar brooches have been recorded on the PAS database as NLM-ACCF23 and WMID-33B686. All Headstud style brooches are considered to date from c. AD 75 to c. AD 200.Reference:Hattatt, R. (2000) A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. Oxbow Books, Oxford.
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