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Description: | The object is a Roman brooch in poor condition. The brooch is probably a Hod Hill type. Hattatt (1985 Iron Age and Roman Brooches) illustrates a similar shaped brooch, No. 315. Hattatt dates these types of brooch to the 1st century.
The brooch is made from cast copper alloy, which is heavily abraded, and only a fragment of the brooch remains. The fragment is a portion of the bow. The bow has a block decorated with vertical ribbing. Protruding from the upper side corners of this block, and integral is a small knop on each side. Protruding from the upper edge of the block is a narrowed trapezoidal shaped portion of the bow. This portion is decorated with a horizontal ridge. In profile, the bow is curved. The surface of the brooch has a dark grey patina. It measures 12.97mm long, and 12.8mm wide. It weighs 0.7g. | Subjects: | Hod Hill Colchester Two Piece | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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