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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch with a double pierced lug spring attachment, dating to the 1st century AD. The double pierced lug is situated behind the head as is characteristic of this type. The lower hole holds what remains of the iron axis bar and the upper hole the chord of the spring. Most of the spring survives: five coils on one side of the head and three and a half on the other. The missing elements from the side with fewer coils include the pin; the damage resulting in the loss of the pin may also have dislodged the spring mechanism from its housing under a wing. The wings are shallowly curved, wide (at c. 7.5mm) and extend for c. 11mm (+/-0.2mm) on each side of the head. They extend below the head also, and are angled at forty-five degrees to it. They both feature basic decoration in the form of a longitudinal incision towards the wing tip. The bow has been broken after only 24.6mm. It is the shape of a rectangle with rounded corners in cross-section. It tapers from c. 5.9mm just above the wings to c. 3.7mm at the break. A pair of parallel lines run down its length creating a slight median ridge. This brooch now has a light-mid green patina.
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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