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Description: | An incomplete Roman copper alloy Hod Hill brooch, dating AD 43-70. All that remains is the upper bow, which has been flattened slightly. A tab projects from the top of the brooch, which has been rolled to form a cylinder through which an axial bar would have been attached. There is a slot in the centre for a hinged pin to be fitted, but it is no longer present. Below the projection is the headplate, which is trapezoidal and decorated in a series of ribs. There are two parallel ribs, acting as collars either side of the trapezoidal plate. The metal is a mid-dark grey colour. Hod Hill brooches are fairly abundant in the Early Roman period and are often associated with the military. Sally Worrell suggests that they tend to date from AD43 to AD70 (Worrell, unpub.).Dimensions: length: 38.90 mm; width: 27.69 mm; thickness: 3.71 mm; weight: 11.04g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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