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Description: | The object is a Colchester Two-Piece Brooch, further classification is not possible. It is made from cast copper alloy. The wings of the brooch appear to have been originally semi-cylindrical when looking at their diameter in profile. The upper, lower, and terminal edges are all abraded and incomplete. Only a short fragment remains of a wing, the other is missing completely. There is no decoration visible on the wing. The spring, axis bar and pin are all missing, but iron corrosion within the hollow of the bow head suggests that possibly the axis bar was originally iron. At the upper edge of the bow head and wings is an incomplete loop or hook which would have held the spring in place. The bow head is hump-like and the upper surface is decorated with small, possibly stamped annulets within a a ??V?? shaped ridge. The bow head leads to the bow which gradually tapers. The bow forms an inverted rounded ??L?? shape in profile with the wings and is semi-circular in section The bow is incomplete and therefore the foot and catchplate are missing. This break is not recent. The front of the bow has its patina missing, and therefore any decoration is not visible. The patina is a mid grey/green colour. The brooch measures 22.51mm long from the wings to the bow break, and 13.94mm wide across the wings. It weighs 4.2g.
The brooch probably dates to the 1st to 2nd century AD. | 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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