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Description: | Roman Polden Hill type brooch (AD c. 80-120): The copper alloy brooch is incomplete. The wings are semi-cylindrical terminating with incomplete perforated wing caps. The wings are undecorated. At the junction of the wings and bow head there is a trace of a lug and a groove which runs the length of the wings, both would support the chord. The axis bar, spring and pin are missing. The bowhead is slightly hump-like in profile and is decorated with two fine grooves. The bow is D-shaped in section and is broken at the approximate mid point, The break is not too recent. The surface of the brooch has an incomplete light grey-green patina. The brooch measures 20.4mm long, 19.73mm wide across the wings and weighs 3.59g.The brooch is a Polden Hill type. Bayley and Butcher (2004:160) comment that the distribution of Polden Hill brooches are concentrated in the West Midlands and suggest they date to AD 80 to 120.Bayley, J. and Butcher, S., 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection London: Society of Antiquaries | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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