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Description: | A heavily worn, corroded and incomplete copper-alloy Colchester type brooch of 1st century date (R. Hattatt; 1982; pp.60).The head is slightly damaged, measures 8.3mm wide and has a rearward lug on top. The wings have a flat underside and there is a damaged central lug or spring fragment which possibly contains a remnant of an iron axis bar. The bow is bent into a D-shape. It measures 4.4mm wide at the top and tapers to a point at the foot. Only a small part of the catchplate survives and the pin is also missing. The brooch measures 41.7mm long, 23.5mm deep and weighs 4.75g.
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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