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Description: | A copper alloy Colchester type two piece brooch dating to the first century AD. The brooch comprises a head of two flat, rectangular wings. The wings conceal two semi-circular lugs which would have held the axis bar and overhead chord in place. The bow is D shaped in section with a prominent central vertical rib. The bow tapers slightly and terminates in a rounded foot. The catchplate is solid and trapezoidal in shape. The brooch measures 50mm in length, the wings have a width of 13mm, the bow has a width of 4mm
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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