File:WMID-9C7F85. Roman Polden Hill brooch (front, profile, reverse) (FindID 264044).jpg

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WMID-9C7F85. Roman Polden Hill brooch (front, profile, reverse)
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Peter Bloore, 2009-12-06 22:52:01
Title
WMID-9C7F85. Roman Polden Hill brooch (front, profile, reverse)
Description
English: Cast copper-alloy Polden Hill brooch. Roman period, c. AD 75-175. Mass: 7.9g; length: 46.5mm; width: 21.7mm; depth: 14mm. T-shaped in plan with a rearward facing hook on the head. The side-wings are semi-cylindrical with incomplete pierced end-caps. The spring, pin and external chord are missing. There are moulded plates on the side of the head. A median ridge runs down the front of the bow from the hook on the head. There are grooves at the ends of the side wings. The bow is arched in profile and tapers to the rounded foot. There is an incomplete catchplate and web on the lower portion of the reverse of the bow. There are finishing marks evident on the catchplate. The brooch is in very good condition overall, with a white metal coating.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date between 75 and 175
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FindID: 264044
Old ref: WMID-9C7F85
Filename: kb2 0509 copy.jpg
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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/231583
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/231583
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/264044
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