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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy object, probably dating from the Roman period, and possibly from a brooch or a bracelet. In plan, the object consists of an oval body with a tapering projection at one end and the stub of a projection at the other end. The body is broadly D shaped in section, with a slightly concave base. The object is slightly concave in profile. Both projections are broken at the ends, but the surface condition and colour, which are similar to the rest of the object, suggest that the breaks are not recent. There are five transverse bands running around the ovoid part of the object. These bands have a dark green patina and are slightly in relief of the remainder of the surface which is more pitted and generally lighter green in colour. The object is 28.9mm long, 10.2mm wide across the ovoid, and 7.8mm thick at the centre of the ovoid. The objects has a mass of 4.9g. The object has a similar banded ovoid design to the knee brooch which is object 68 in Crummy, 1983: "Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman Small Finds from Excavations in Colchester 1971-9" (p.14 and figure 11). Object 68 has a hollow ovoid design; the object described in this record has a more solid ovoid, but on stylistic grounds it is likely to be of Roman date (AD43-AD410).
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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