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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester type one-piece brooch of 1st century AD date.The spring has five coils of wire and an external chord, all of which emanate from the underside of the head and are wrapped around an integral axis bar. The only element which has been added is the pin, the perforated 'eye' of which survives. The bow is thin, has flat surfaces and tapers to a point at the foot. Only a remnant of the catchplate survives. The brooch measures 45.1mm long, 13.8mm wide and 14.8mm deep. The weight is 5.19g.
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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