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Description: | A Roman copper alloy Type B Colchester two-piece brooch (1st century AD). The side wings are semi-cylindrical and extend out from either side of the bow for approximately 8.45mm. Above the wings there is a small lug for attaching the pin mechanism. The mechanism is now broken but fragments of the spring remain in the lug and are also corroded within one of the wings. The bow is straight, and decorated with a two narrow ribs running along its length. A third, more pronounced rib forms a small protrusion near the top of the bow, below the lug, and terminates just below the side wings. The brooch has a solid triangular catchplate which is grooved for a pin. Dark green patinaDimensions: length 36.80mm; width of bow 6.42mm; weight 5.65mm
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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