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Description: | A copper alloy Colchester one piece brooch dating to the first century AD. The head comprises two rectangular wings 13.7mm in width and 3.8mm thick. One and a half surviving coils of the integral spring extends 6.3mm from the wings and are4.9mm wide. The cord, bar and pin are missing. The bow is arched, tapering and oval in section, the bottom half of which is bent to the left when looked at from the front.On the rear of the bow some fragments of the catch plate remain although only to a height of 2.00mm. The brooch measures 49.7mm in length and 13.7mm in width and weighs 5.51g. For similar examples see Hattatt 2000 p 296 number 250.
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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