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Roman copper alloy T shaped brooch
T-shaped brooch with enamel ornament. A cylindrical crossbar decorated with vertical ribbing, houses the axial bar which holds the 9-turn spring. The chord is held by a cast lug on the head in the developed polden manner. The bow is ornamented with two rectangular strips of enamel, of which only small traces remain. Below these panels are two molded lobs at a slight diagonal to each other, and a medial groove extends to the plain moulded foot.
Lug largely missing and pin broken.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
84.117H/2.5
Find Information
Site Name: Caerwent Courtyard House, Caerwent
Grid Reference: ST 468 907
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1982
Notes: Context: 585, pit fill; Phase I - late 2nd/ early 3rd century
Measurements
length / mm:53
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