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Description: | An incomplete Roman Colchester derivative, Polden Hill brooch, dating from 75-175 AD. Much of one wing, half of the spring and the pin are missing. The surviving wing is 13mm long and has a moulding at the junction with the bow and two groups of three mouldings; one in the centre of the wing and the other at the end. There is an end-cap to secure the copper alloy axis bar. The spring has seven turns in the surviving wing. There is a small crest on the head which has a double piercing to hold the axis bar and the remains of the external chord. There are traces of iron corrosion close to the pierced lug in the incomplete wing and also possibly traces of copper alloy solder which would have secured the spring. The bow is comma-shaped and tapers to a plain foot. It has a maximum width of 11.16 mm and is 4.22mm wide at the foot. There is a groove at the outer edge of each side of the bow and three sunken mouldings down the centre of the bow. The outer sunken mouldings have oblique incised lines down the upper half of the moulding. The triangular catchplate extends from the centre of the bow and has a flattened upper edge. There is a circular perforation at its centre and the return has a moulding created from the flattening of the upper edge and it is decorated with an incised 'X' and two pairs of oblique incised lines. There are also traces of iron corrosion on the upper bow and head.
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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