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Description: | Complete cast copper alloy one piece Romano-British ‘Colchester’ brooch. The wings on the brooch are large, complete and flat. They are undecorated. The integral spring coil is intact with five turns to either side of the coil. The pin shaft is complete. The external cord is held by a backward facing hook on the head of the brooch. The bow of the brooch is subcircular in section with a slightly flattened reverse. The bow extends into a tapering leg that terminates in a blunt point, without a foot knob. The bow and leg are undecorated. The catchplate is complete and the curl intact. The catchplate is perforated with ten circular holes placed in a random pattern. The object is abraded. Patches of original surface survive with a dark green patina, otherwise exposed surface are lighter green. Some areas of pitting are whitish green. The brooch is 40.3mm wide across the wings, 8.06mm wide across the widest part of the bow, is 76.94mm long and weighs 42.48g. The spring coil is 41.2mm wide and the pin shaft is 65.72mm. Brooches of this type date from 20-50AD. The example recorded here is large and robust. A similar example with much smaller wings can be seen in Crummy 1983,The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-9, figure 6, number 38. | Subjects: | Colchester | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McDonald, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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