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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Polden Hill varient brooch dating to the late 1st to late 2nd century AD. The brooch is quite a large example and is complete but for the pin. The wings or arms of the brooch have a single recessed moulding at the end of each terminal, the terminals having end caps to help secure the spring in place. The arched bow has a central recessed groove running down its length to the foot, while multiple moulded diagonal lines project from either side of the central groove again down to the foot of the brooch. The catchplate is large and has two openwork elements.Similar brooches are illustrated in Mackreth (2011: Plate 45-46), with the closest parallels being nos. 1785 and 1792, although neither of these have the decoration on the bow as the example recorded here does. Polden Hill style brooches date from c. AD 75-175.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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