Wmid-910730 - Roman Polden Hill Brooch3D Model
An incomplete copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.a. Plate 46, of Roman date (AD 80 to AD 120).
Approximately 50% of the brooch is present, with the pin, catch-plate and foot missing.
In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and D-shaped in cross section. The bow head is hump-like, and angular (comma shaped) in profile, with cylindrical wings projecting from either side at the top. The centre of the bow has been decorated with a central vertical ridge. Ridges are present at the shoulders of the brooch. The back of the brooch is undecorated. The spring is missing from behind the wings, the ceramic casting core is visible at the centre of the cylindrical groove. The foot is missing.
For more information, please visit the online database record available at: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1122979
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