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Description: | A copper-alloy Colchester brooch of Late Iron Age to early Roman date (25-60 AD). The object is damaged, incomplete and heavily corroded. The head measures 10.8mm wide and is slightly recessed on the underside. The spring consists of six coils of copper-alloy wire and is held in place by an rearward lug on top of the head. Only a remnant of the pin survives. The bow is sub-oval in section and tapers from 3.6mm wide, just below the head, to a point at the foot. The catchplate is largely missing. Overall, the brooch measures 31.5mm long and weighs 3.69g.
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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