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Description: | An almost complete cast copper alloy one-piece 1st century AD, Colchester derivate brooch.
The brooch has a spring mechanism, held in place by an external chord. The entire mechanism, including part of the pin survives intact, but the spring has been bent out of position. The first turn of the spring has been cast integrally to the reverse of the head of the brooch. A the same junction a hook extends out from the reverse of the head and has been looped over the top of the head and fixed into place on the front of the head. This loop holds the chord in place.
The wings also survive and have been decorated with incised vertical lines.
The bow survives, but has been broken at the foot. The bow tapers and narrows to a flat terminal. The catchplate is missing.
The surface of the metal is pitted and it is a mid brownish-green colour.
This type of brooch dates from the 1st century AD. This brooch is similar to examples in Hattatt, 2000, p296. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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