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Description: | A cast copper alloy Roman Colchester Two-Piece brooch. Only the lower portion of the bow remains of the brooch. The bow is broken a approximately the midpoint. The bow is oval in section but it is also slightly misshapen and undulating. There is an incomplete catchplate which is decorated with triangular openwork. The bow tapers to a slender blunt point. The brooch measures 43.61mm long and 6.77mm wide across the bow and weighs 7g. The brooch is a Colchester Two-Piece brooch. but probably dates to the first or second centuries (Bayley and Butcher, 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection Society of Antiquaries).
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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