Record ID: WMAS-3336B6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The object is an incomplete brooch of Langton Down type. It is thought to date to the late Iron Age to early Roman period or 1st Century AD. The brooch is made from cast copper alloy. As an example Hattatt (Hattatt, R 1987. Brooches of Antiquity. Oxbow: Oxford; fig.16, no. 770) illustrates a Langton Down type brooch from France which is similar to, but more complete than the recorded example. The head of the brooch comprises of a cylindrical spring cover. The only openings in the cover are at each end and through a slit on the reverse of the cover. Parts of the cover are…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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