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Description: | Copper alloy brooch, Colchester derivative with Polden Hill variant type attachment. Missing part of pin and catchplate; half the spring and part pin are detached; otherwise in unusually good condition. The six turn spring sits between the 6mm wide tabs folded round the ends of the axis bar; the chord is held by a rear hook on the top of the bow. The wing fronts each have a single diagonal and three deeper terminal grooves; the two intervening narrow ribs are notched. The bow is oval in section and tapers slightly to a flat end. The decoration matches the wing terminals, ie three v-section grooves with two intervening notched narrow ribs. Traces of the catchplate can be seen in a slot visible on the back of the bow and in the foot. Width 30.5mm, length 56mm. Very similar to an example from Scole (Rogerson 1977, EAA 5) except in the detail of the wing terminal decoration; another published example of the type from West Stow (West 1989, EAA 48) and various others known from Suffolk.
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