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Description: | Fragment of a copper alloy Colchester two-piece brooch. Only the head suvives although the spring mechanism is missing. It measures 18x12mm and weighs 2.21g. At the back of the head is a double perforated lug through which the axial bar, round which the spring is wound, and the cord pass. The sping, cord, axial bar and pin are missing. The arms of the cross bar curve around the abscent spring. The front of the arms are undecorated. The bow emerges from the top of the cross bar, and at this point is 7mm wide. The lug is visible over the top of the bow, and turns into a ridge which runs along the centre of the bow. The notch at the top of the lug is damage as it is not symmtrical. The brooch is similar to 171 in (Bayley and Butcher 2004). Colchester brooches are most common through the middle of the 1st century AD c.1-75AD (Bayley and Butcher 2004, pp. 148-150).
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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