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Roman copper alloy T shaped brooch
'T'-shaped enamelled brooch with cast head loop and moulding on the middle of the bow. Above the moulding there are three strips of enamel, blue alternating with ?red in each strip. Pin missing.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
54.389A/5.5
Find Information
Site Name: Bear House Field, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954
Notes: field adjoins the south-west side of the legionary fortress : 'A' material is from the culvert
Acquisition
Collected officially, 12/10/1954
Measurements
length / mm:47.0
width / mm:22.0 (across head)
width / mm:13.0 (across shaft)
Material
copper alloy
Techniques
enamelled
Location
Caerleon: Case 14 Jewellery
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