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Description: | A copper-alloy Roman brooch. A bent and incomplete Colchester type two-piece brooch of 1st century AD date. The head of the brooch is 17mm wide. It is slightly recessed on the underside and contains three coils (half of the original) of a copper-alloy spring. The bow measures 6.5mm wide at the top and tapers slightly in width towards the foot. It has a decorative transverse ridge running down the centre of its upper surface. The underside is flat. The foot is squared off and there is an intact catchplate with a triangular perforation. The pin is missing. Overall the brooch measures 46mm high by 17mm wide and weighs 4.93g.
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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