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Description: | A copper alloy Roman brooch of the headstud type, dating from AD 75-200. There is a narrow bow of rectangular section and a circular foot. The bow is decorated with a series of ten square depressions, each of which contains traces of enamel, though the colour is now not identifiable. There are two short, rectangular wings, each of which is now broken away at the end; one of the wings shows traces of decoration, having a single, transverse groove at the inner end. A small piece of the hinged pin mechanism remains in the centre of the back of the head; the remainder of the mechanism, the pin and the catch plate are all missing. The integral headstud is egg shaped (oval and pointed at one end) and very worn. The brooch has a light green patina. It is 38.6mm long, 12mm wide and 17.7mm thick. It weighs 5.44gm.Similar brooches are illustreted in Hattat, 2000, Visual Catalogue of Anccient Brooches, figure 191, numbers 421 and 1523
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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