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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Hod Hill style brooch, dating from c. AD 43-75. The brooch is missing the top of the bow and the rolled section for the pin hinge, the pin and most of the foot. A small fragment of the catchplate survives on the reverse. The brooch has two side lugs, which are now sharp and pointed but which would have originally terminated in rounded knops. The central area of the bow is flat without the collared mouldings seen both above and below the centre; within is the remains of enamelling in two colours; black in the centre and blue to either side. The decoration appears to have consisted of circles joined together by bars; the wear on the brooch now gives the impression that the black enamel is in the shape of a cross however under an eyeglass further curves can be seen. No direct comparison for this brooch and its decorationi could be found in the usual literature.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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