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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester Two Piece Polden Hill brooch, dating from the 1st/ 2nd century AD (length: 31mm; width at wings: 16mm; thickness/ depth: 10.5mm; weight: 5.7g).At the top of the brooch, there appears to be the remains of an integral rearward claw, which would have connected to part of the spring mechanism at the back (now missing). From the top of the brooch and visible until just above the break further down the bow, a raised linear ridge runs down the centre of the bow and is decorated with approximately fifteen regularly sized and placed cross-hatch incisions. To either side of the head and encompassing part of the short semi-cylindrical wings, there is a single crescent-shaped raised appendage; a common feature on Polden Hill brooches. Each wing has a single raised ridge running down its length, immediately before the wing terminals, where only very little remains of the characteristic cap at each end, which would have originally held the axis bar and spring mechanism in place (now missing).At the back of the brooch, as already mentioned, all features are missing, including the integral catchplate at the bottom. The area behind the wings where the spring mechanism would have originally been is now visible as just a hollow cavity. Overall, the brooch is in a worn, corroded but fair condition with partial areas of the original dark green patina still remaining, particularly at the front of the artefact.
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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