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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman two-piece Colchester-derivative brooch (43-100AD). The bow has a curved profile and has a D shaped cross section. It is 30.6mm long, 7.6mm wide and 3.4mm thick. In the centre of the head is a broken rearward facing lug (possibly a hook), this projects 2.8mm from the body and is square in section. The wings project at 90 degrees from the bow. The wings are sub-rectangular in plan, and have a D shaped profile, with a cast concave depression on the back. The wings measure 7.3mm long, 22.5 wide, and 4.5mm thick. The catch plate and foot of the brooch are also not present. The brooch weighs 6.83g. The spring mechanism of the brooch is not present. However, it is likely to have been attached by a rearward facing hook (present but damaged). It is likely that the spring was secured by an iron axis bar as a large amount of mid-brown corrosion and staining adheres to the concaved recess on the reverse of the wings. The brooch has been decorated with a series of linear motifs. These include raised linear lines and areas of raised linear pellets, which form beaded lines. This decoration is applied to both the front of the body and to the wings, but the reverse is entirely undecorated. The brooch is of a mid-dark green colour and has an even patina which covers the surface of body, the wings and also the breaks. This suggests that these breaks are relatively old and not the product of modern damage. The brooch has been abraded and rolled in the plough soil so much of the original surface has been lost. Also there are patches of old corrosion which have eaten into the surface of the brooch leaving some areas heavily pitted. This pitting has destroyed or distorted much of the decoration present.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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