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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy brooch of Roman date. The brooch is a Hod Hill type with upper side lugs and dates to the 1st century AD. The object is sub-triangular in plan, tapering towards the incomplete foot and is straight in profile. The incomplete head is notched where the pin would have sat on an axis bar, both of which are now missing. The bow of the brooch is decorated with a central vertical ridge. A moulded transverse ridge decorates the leg of the brooch just above the incomplete foot. The rear of the brooch is undecorated and the catchplate is missing. It has a light green patina.Similar examples can be found in Hattatt, (2000), p322. Similar examples which can be found on the database are BH-31D961, https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/725485 and BH-69DFCD, https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/740307.Dimensions: 39mm in length, 20mm in width, 3mm thick, 4.3g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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