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Description: | The object is a fragment from a Roman Brooch. It is made of cast copper alloy and is incomplete.
What remains is the lower part of the bow. In profile the upper portion of the brooch is curvaceous. Looking at the front of the brooch, the apex of the curve is decorated by three traverse ridges, with the central ridge being considerably more pronounced than the ridges on either side. The bow width tapers as you move towards the foot. The foot is plain except for a small foot knob. In section the bow is ??D??-shaped. Looking at the reverse of the bow, the top is flat and undecorated. The position of the catchplate on the reverse of the bow appears related to the three ridges on the front of the bow, as a central longitudinally running ridge which extends to eventually form the catchplate starts immediately below the lowest of three ridges. The catchplate has been damaged and is now incomplete. A slightly folded edge in the catchplate however, suggests that the pin rest may possibly have been folded.
The bow fragment is abraded with no sign of an original patina. It is grey-green in colour and in a fair condition. The length of the object is 36.1mm the width is 8.0mm at its widest point and the weight is 2.53g.
The fragment is probably part of a Colchester-two piece brooch. However, without more of the object its type is uncertain. The fragment probably dates to the first century AD. | Subjects: | Colchester Two Piece | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Housley, Sarah - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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