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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden brooch, dating to the 1st/ 2nd century AD (length: 39.9mm; width at wings: 39.3mm; thickness: 14.9mm; weight: 22.70g). The large wings are decorated with ridges/ ribs with the ribs having along the wings at either side protruding out more than the others. There is a cap at each end (a distinctive feature of Polden Hill brooches) to hold the copper alloy axis bar and spring in place. At the top of the bow, there is a single ridge running up the centre of the head which also holds the external chord of the spring in place. There is a slightly indented ring and dot decoration below this feature that seems to have originally held enamel (possibly yellow or white?). Further down the bow, there are seven rectangular indentations running down its length, which still contain alternating enamel of red and probably yellow. There may have been more indentations if the bow was not broken near the foot. The bow slightly tapers with a sub-rectangular flat side section that slightly bends to one side. The spring at the back of the brooch is nearly complete with sixteen complete turns and two slight breaks. The pin is completely missing and only a small fragment of the catch plate remains. Overall, the brooch is worn but in a fair condition with a patchy dark green patina.This brooch has vague similarities with examples illustrated in Hattatt's 'Iron Age & Roman Brooches', 1985, pages 92, 94 & 95, fig 39, ref nos 404 (found in Norfolk) and 405 (found in Grimsby, North East Linsolnshire) where the ring and dot as well as the enamelled decoration are also present.
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