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Description: | A damaged and incomplete copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman Colchester brooch dating to 25-60 AD. The wings are 13.9mm wide and the wings are flat on the underside. The central lug is bent and there is no trace of the spring, axis bar, or pin. On top of the head is a rearward hook. The bow is sub-oval in section and tapers from 5mm wide at the top, to a point at the upward-curling damaged foot. There is only a remnant of the catchplate. Overall, the brooch measures 42mm long and weighs 5.55g. | Subjects: | Colchester | 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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