A Roman brooch from the Outer Hebrides, with notes on others of its type

In 1956 excavations were carried out by the Ministry of Works in Ben Becula and South Uist, Outer Hebrides, on sites lying within the area of the projected Rocket Range. Not long after the end of the season, one of the workmen who had been engaged on the excavations handed in a fibula said to have been found when filling in (fig. 1, 1, and pl. XXXVI b ). Although the site from which it was recovered could not be ascertained, it seems not unlikely that this was one of those examined in 1956. The brooch was sent to the British Museum Research Laboratory for examination and the following technical report on the metals of which it is composed and its craftsmanship is of particular interest

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• A Silver Trumpet-Brooch with Relief Decoration, Parcel-Gilt, from Carmarthen, and a Note on the Development of the Type

  Open Access•George C Boon, H N Savory•The Antiquaries Journal•1975

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