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Description: | Incomplete Roman copper-alloy Colchester derivative Polden Hill type brooch dating to 75-175AD. The wings are semi-cylindrical in section and have perforated end caps. The end caps, copper-alloy axis bar, spring are complete however, the pin is missing. The spring is formed from a length of copper alloy wire which has been turned ten times to form the spring coils and attached by an external chord to a rearward facing hook, located at the centre of the wings on the upper edge. The hook is complete but abraded. The spring has been damaged probably when the integral pin was lost. The bow head is humped, and slightly angular. The bow is semi-circular (D-Shaped) in cross section. It tapers to a broken edge beneath the head. The break is not recent and has been abraded. The brooch measures 24.7mm length, 21.5mm width, and is 11.4mm thick. It weighs 9.58 grams.
The brooch is corroded and abraded, however, a small amount of cast decoration is present. This consists of two cast vertical ribs at either end of the wings and another rib at either side of the junction between the wings and the body of the brooch. The brooch is a mid green grey colour with an uneven abraded patina. This abrasion is probably caused by movement in the plough soil and has resulted in damage around the extremities of the brooch. There are also several areas of light green active corrosion present. Similar brooches can be seen in Richard Hattatt??s Visual Guide to Ancient brooches pp 300 fig; 159: examples 24, 898 and 397. | Subjects: | Colchester derivative (Polden Hill) | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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