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Description: | The brooch is a cast copper Colchester One-Piece brooch. The wings are formed by a horizontal rectangular band which is abraded and undecorated. On the reverse of the wings , integral to the upper edge is a oval sectioned protrusion which tapers to a blunt point and curves upwards in profile forming a ??c?? shape. The lower edge of the wings has a broken edge, but this is not a recent break. The protrusion was originally a hook. The bow is hump-like in profile at the junction of the bow and wings, and then gradually tapers towards a blunt foot. The bow is oval in section, not facetted as many examples are. At its widest the bow measures 4.37mm wide. The reverse of the lower portion of the bow has the remains of a catchplate with areas of openwork. The surface of the brooch is abraded and has patches of a mid green patina. The brooch is incomplete, missing the catchplate, spring and pin. It weighs 4g, and measures 11.32mm wide across the wings and 57.34mm long.
These brooches date to the early first century. Hattat (Hattat, R 1985 Iron Age and Roman Brooches Oxbow) illustrates a similar brooch No. 250. | Subjects: | Colchester One-Piece | 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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