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Description: | Fragment of a copper alloy Colchester two-piece Polden Hill brooch. Only the lower portion of the bow is missing. The width of the brooch across the wings is 16mm and the length from the wings to the tip of the pin is 38.6mm.
The wings of the brooch are semi-cylindrical terminating with wing caps. At the centre of each wing cap is a hole. These holes support the copper alloy, circular sectioned axis bar. The spring of six turns is coiled around the axis bar; one coil is incomplete. There is an external chord above the spring which is held in place by a small rearward hook. The pin is complete and tapers to a sharp point. The pin, at its mid point is bent slightly. There are traces of a white metal coating on the wings.
The bow head is slightly hump-like in profile but is sub-rectangular in cross section. The head is decorated with cross-hatching which continues down the bow. The bow continues to be sub-rectangular in section but tapers to a broken edge, approximately two-thirds down the bow. There are no signs of the catchplate.
The surface of the brooch, with the exception of the pin and spring, has a dark green/grey patina. The pin and spring has a mid green polished patina.
The style of the wings suggest the brooch is a Polden Hill type. The slight hump-back profile of the bow suggests that it is a Polden Hill type. The Polden Hill types tend to be dated to the 1st century. No. 905 in Hattatt (1987) is similar in profile, but not in the form of the decoration. | Subjects: | Colchester Two-Piece Polden Hill | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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