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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of Bagendon type. The head and wings of the brooch are missing while the bow and the foot remain. The bow curves downwards, tapering at the foot which terminates with a rounded knop. The bow is decorated with four large raised rounded knops (or bosses) which sit on a raised vertical panel. The edges of the brooch have been damaged due to abrasion within the plough soil.On the rear of the object is a central vertical ridge which is all that remains of the catch plate. There are no traces of gilding or enamelling and the object has a mid-brown patina.Some continental aucissas and Hod Hill brooches have a similar type of decoration, and it is possible that this brooch could fall into one of these categories.A similar and more complete example which has been recorded on the PAS database is LIN-49FC80 https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/30886 has been dated to AD 43-70.Dimensions: 38mm in length, 12.5mm in width, 6mm thick (including knops), 5mm - diameter of knop, 7.2g.
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