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Description: | The brooch is a Colchester Two-Piece brooch, probably a Trumpet type. It is made from cast copper alloy. In length, from the upper edge of the bow head to the terminal of the bow it is 28mm, and the width across the bow head is 9.9mm. It weighs 4.18g. The bow head is heavily abraded, and is a horizontal sub-oval in plan. The reverse ofthe bow head has a tubular section with a gap in the centre. Only a framgnet of the pin remains and this is the hinge. In profile the bow forms an inverted 'L' shape. It is semi-circular in section. The outer surface has moulded decoration, but the design is indistinct. The bow has traces of a black coating. The lower portion of the bow is broken, but not recently. Therefore the catchplate is missing. This brooch probably dates tot eh first to second centuries.
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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