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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester type two-piece brooch of 1st century date.
The wings have a recessed underside and are undecorated. Four coils of the spring remain intact, held in place by the axis bar, which passes through the lower pierced lug; the uppermost pierced lug contains a small remnant of the external chord. The top of the bow has a high arch, similar to Dolphin brooches of the same period. The bow tapers in width from top to bottom and has a pronounced central ridge, plus a slighter ridge along each edge. The foot is rounded and the catchplate is unperforated, with a rolled outer edge. The pin is missing.
The brooch measures 32.3mm high, 17.3mm wide and 12.8mm deep. The weight is 5.67g. | Subjects: | Colchester Two-piece | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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