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Description: | A damaged and incomplete Roman copper-alloy brooch. Colchester type two-piece brooch of 1st century AD date. The head measures 22.4mm wide by 8.7mm high and is fully intact. The spring consists of seven coils of copper-alloy wire. It has a central axis bar and is held in place by an external chord which passes through a rearward lug on top of the head. The pin remains attached at the centre, but is bent, corroded, and incomplete. The bow is sub-circular in section, with a flattened underside. It tapers in width, from 5mm at the top, to a point at the foot. The bow is bent and corroded and the catchplate is largely missing. Overall, the brooch measures 65.5mm long and weighs 12.51g.
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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