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Description: | The brooch is a Colchester Two-Piece brooch of Polden Hill type. The brooch is made from cast copper alloy and is incomplete. Looking at the front of the brooch in plan, the brooch has long cylindrical wings which terminate with caps that are perforated by a single hole. In one of the holes the end of a copper alloy axis bar can be clearly seen; the opposing wing cap however, is slightly damaged around its perimeter (not recent breaks) making the axis bar more difficult to see. The damage was possibly caused by the hole for the axis bar being placed off-centre and too near the edge of the ring cap therefore making it slightly weaker and more prone to breakage. The wings are undecorated. The bow head is slightly humped and is surrounded by raised appendages. In the centre of the hump, at the junction of the wings is a small integral lug. The lug then forms into a single ridge which tapers down the bow head as decoration. The bow of the brooch is sub-"D"-shaped in cross-section. Only part of the bow now remains due to a break (not recent) which occurred above the catchplate, the rest of the bow and the foot is missing. Looking at the reverse of the brooch, the spring is secured by a chord which passes through the rear facing lug. The spring, of which seven turns remain, is made of cast copper alloy. The pin is missing. The brooch is in a worn and corroded condition, and has a dark green patina. The width of the brooch across the wings is 23.5mm; the length from the wings to the foot is 27.5mm. The thickness of the head is 10.2mm and its weight is 9.09g.
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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