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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy, one piece 'Colchester' type Romano-British brooch. The wings of the brooch are truncated and worn to both sides. The forward facing hook is also truncated and worn. Behind the head of the brooch, below the remains of the forward facing hook, is a short downward facing 'hook' that is presumably the remains of the integral pin shaft. The spring coil and pin shaft are otherwise entirely missing. The bow is subcircular in section with a flattened behind. It is complete and ends in a blunt point. The catchplate is entirely missing. The brooch has an even dark green patina. All break edges are worn smooth suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The surviving width of the wings is 8.16mm. The bow is 3.7mm wide at the broadest point. The brooch is 34.12mm long and weighs 1.88g. Brooches of this type date from 20-50AD. An example can be seen in Crummy 1983, figure 6, number 38.
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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