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Description: | Fragment of copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch, consisting of the lower bow and openwork catchplate only. It survives to a height of 13.5mm and weighs 0.61g.The bow is flat in section, 0.7mm thick and 5.5mm wide at the (old) break, with a very slight ridge at each side. It is parallel sided, narrowing at the bottom in a V-shape (possibly caused through damage and not intentional).The openwork catchplate is missing its curl and is bent. All its outer edges are damaged, and the catchplate is of sheet copper alloy 0.4mm thick. At the centre is a triangular hole with one of its lower corners fore-shortened. The catchplate extends 7mm from the centre of the reverse of the bow.The plate-like bow may indicate this is a fragment of plate brooch, its triangular end and ridged-edges similar to the shoe-sole skeumorphic type. However it may equally be part of a bow brooch.1st/ possibly 2nd century.
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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