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Description: | Incomplete Roman two-piece Colchester brooch. This cast copper alloy brooch is now dull brown-red in colour with several small patches of pale green corrosion. The bow is a smooth curve and almost 'D' shaped in profile. There is a prominant raised rib running down the centre of the bow, flanked either side by a narrow groove. This rib extends into a vertical lug with two perforations to hold the axis bar and the cord of the sprung pin. The pin is partially intact with seven turns behind the left wing. Only the left wing survives, the right wing has broken off and left a jagged, unworn edge suggesting that this is a recent break due to agricultural activity. The surviving wing is rectangular and 21.44mm wide. It is curved with a semi-circular section and has five vertical grooves along its length. The triangular catchplate is in tact, and has two sub-triangular perforations. The brooch is 57.11mm long, and is 16.4mm at the thickest point. This type of brooch dates from early Roman Britain, circa 50-80AD. Other examples of this class of brooch can be seen in Hattatt (1987) pages 88-90. | Subjects: | Colchester Two-Piece | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McLean, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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