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Description: | Colchester brooch, dating 20 - 70 AD. The brooch is almost complete, with the pin incomplete, and the catchplate damaged. The wings are sub-rectangular in plan, and are slightly curved in profile. The upper surface of the wings are decorated with vertical rows of diagonal lines. There is a cord hook at the centre of the wings, holding the external cord of the sprung pin. The bow is plain and undecorated, and it tapers in thickness towards the foot. The triangular catchplate has a double perforation. The brooch is 38mm long.
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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