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Title: Roman Brooch? Post by: hotmill on August 13, 2013, 08:35:34 AM Hello folks, found this last night on a freshly ploughed field, around 5 inches depth with the Deus in Basic 1 programme. Think its Roman hinge type but not sure. Cant seem to find anything similar and I'm working away from home so don't have my Hattat book with me.
Thanks Title: Re: Roman Brooch? Post by: jayhay69 on August 13, 2013, 10:11:51 AM it could be T-shaped or polden hill style brooch or a dolphin?
Title: Re: Roman Brooch? Post by: hotmill on August 13, 2013, 10:25:33 AM it could be T-shaped or polden hill style brooch or a dolphin? I've got no Idea, ??? Title: Re: Roman Brooch? Post by: Chef Geoff on August 13, 2013, 01:12:13 PM A t-brooch can be a Polden hills can be a dolphin lol, It's not a Poldon hills because as you say it has a hinge and not an enclosed spring which would make it a Polden hills.
You need a bit more light in the photographs to give more detail of the ornamentation but from what I can see my money would be on a Wilsford type (Hattatt 391) ;) Title: Re: Roman Brooch? Post by: hotmill on August 13, 2013, 02:42:12 PM A t-brooch can be a Polden hills can be a dolphin lol, It's not a Poldon hills because as you say it has a hinge and not an enclosed spring which would make it a Polden hills. You need a bit more light in the photographs to give more detail of the ornamentation but from what I can see my money would be on a Wilsford type (Hattatt 391) ;) Thanks Chef, yes apologies for the light, will try to get some better ones done. The ornamentation is very similar to the segments on a lobster (if that makes any sense) |