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Roman brooch
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Derby Museums Trust, Maria Kneafsey, 2020-02-04 16:21:27
Title
Roman brooch
Description
English: An incomplete Roman copper alloy developed Headstud brooch (c. AD 75-200, Mackreth HS 2c, no.7136). The wings are rectangular, and D-shaped in section, extending 8.5 mm either side of the, enclosing the hinge mechanism and spring. A stub of the pin remains. The wings are decorated with an incised vertical line 2 mm from the edge. At the apex of the bow, just under the head, emerges an integrally cast circular headstud terminating in an old break. On the crest of the bow is an oval boss with an incised central recession.

The bow is decorated with a row of lozenge shaped cells running the full length, with triangular cells at each side The edges of the bow are decorated with triangular notches creating a serrated effect. The bow has a shallow D cross section, and is 8 mm wide tapering to 4.6 mm. The discoidal foot projects forward. There are the remains of a catchplate on the reverse. Plouviez period O. 

Overall length 41.1 mm, width 22.7 mm, thickness 3 mm. Weight 11.2 g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Leicestershire
Date between 75 and 200
Accession number
FindIdentifier: 977773
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1090792
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1090792/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/977773
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 21 November 2020)
Object location52° 44′ 24.36″ N, 0° 55′ 54.67″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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