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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy Colchester Two Piece probable T-shaped brooch, dating to the 1st/ 2nd century AD (length: 15.5mm; width at wings: 23mm; thickness: 6mm; weight: 3.6g).Only the top part of the brooch remains, with the corroded semi-cylindrical wings protruding out to either side. The head and bow of the brooch is slightly recessed and lower than the wings of the brooch, with two incised lines slanting upwards from opposing ends of the wings to meet at a point above the bow. There are remains of silvering along the wings and at the top of the bow (length of bow: 6mm), but the brooch is broken immediately below. At one end of the wings, the remains of a cast copper alloy axis bar is still visible surrounded by a cast copper alloy casing at the back, with only a small slit (approximate length: 5.5mm; width: 2mm) where a fragment of the cast copper alloy hinged mechanism and pin survive (length: 6.5mm). There is also silvering visible on the back of the bow. Overall, the brooch fragment is in a worn but fair condition with a dark 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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