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Description: | An incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative brooch, with a date range from 43-100AD. The spring of six turns is secured by passing the external chord and axis bar through a lug with two perforations behind the head. The wings are semi-cylindrical and one has the end missing. The patina is missing from much of the surface of the wings and so it is not possible to say if there was any decoration. The perforated lug extends from the head as a crest which continues as a flat ridge on the head and upper bow for 11.1mm. The bow is plain below this point and is D-shaped in section. The foot is slightly pointed. The triangular catchplate is complete and the return is at right angles to the catchplate. The brooch is 39.55mm in length and the bow is 2.75-5.6mm in width. The sprung pin has a red/brown patina. It is similar to an example from Colchester, although that example has a pierced catchplate (Crummy 1983, 12, no.48, fig. 6).
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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