|
Date: |
|
Description: | A worn and incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of the Colchester derivative type with a double pierced lug spring attachment. The head is of solid construction and the extant spring chord and axis bar are seated within the double pierced lug. The spring appears have nine turns, with the turn to the left of the head (when looking at the brooch's reverse, head at the top) becoming the pin. Unfortunately, the pin has been broken after 6.5mm as a result of old damage. The bow is broken after 11mm and the catchplate is therefore missing. The bow tapers from a width of 8mm to 5.5mm at the break. The lug extends over the head and down the bow as a ridge down its length. Looking at the brooch in plan with the head at the top, the righthand wing measures approximately 7mm, while the lefthand wing is around 6mm long; its end appears to have been lost. This type of brooch dates from 50-70 AD. | Subjects: | Colchester derivative (double lug) | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
BROOCH
A worn and incomplete cast…
-
BROOCH
A worn and incomplete cast…
-
Brooch
A copper-alloy Roman bow brooch…
-
Brooch
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman…
-
BROOCH
Incomplete copper alloy Romano-British ?Colchester?…
-
BROOCH
Incomplete copper alloy Romano-British 'Colchester'…
-
BROOCH
The head and upper bow…
-
BROOCH
Copper alloy Colchester type two-piece…
|