Record ID: SOM-CE76A1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative initial T-shaped brooch, probably dating to c. AD 50-100. The brooch survives largely complete, missing only its pin and with the catchplate incomplete due to abrasion. At the head of the brooch the wings survive to a width of 24.6mm, these are cylindrical; retaining a copper alloy axis bar in situ, and with a sub-rectangular slot cut into the reverse to accomodate a hinged pin. The wings are c. 4.1mm in diameter, with the reverse of the left wing partially lost. The bow projects from the head with a width of 6.7mm, and is broadly plano-c…
Created on: Friday 22nd June 2018
Last updated: Friday 22nd June 2018
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