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BROOCH
Unique ID: IOW-E1E31A
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of a Roman cast copper-alloy bow brooch, possibly a headstud type (AD 75-200).
The pin and spring mechanism is missing and the lower part of the bow is also missing.
This brooch has short wings that are concave at the rear. The right side wing has deep vertical grooves at the front. The left side wing is incomplete. At the rear of the wings there is an integral loop. From the bow, the sides of the wings taper evenly to a transverse break. Close to the wings the bow has a width of 7.1mm and the width at the break is 3.0mm. A swelling on the front of the bow may be the remains of a stud. The rear face of the bow is flat. Perhaps due to corrosion, there is no indication of a chain loop.
The brooch is corroded and in poor condition. It is reddish brown with light green corrosion deposits.
Height: 19.3mm; width of wings: 15.0mm. Weight: 2.66g.
Examples of headstud brooches are illustrated in Bayley and Butcher: 2004: 164.
Other examples are illustrated in Hattatt 1989: 332-333.
Bayley, J. and Butcher, S. 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection. Society of Antiquaries
Hattatt, R. 1989. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts. Oxford: Oxbow Books.
Class: Headstud
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 75
Date to: Exactly AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 19.3 mm
Width: 15 mm
Weight: 2.66 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th October 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-301
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayley, J. and Butcher, S. | 2004 | Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection | London | The Society of Antiquaries | 164 | ||
| Hattatt, R. | 1989 | Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts: A fourth selection of brooches together with some other antiquities from the author | Oxford | Oxbow Books | 332-333 |
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