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Description: | A near complete copper alloy Roman bow brooch, Colchester derivative with rear hook. The wings, bow and part of the catchplate survive but the pin, spring and majority of the catchplate are missing. The wings are semi-cylindrical in shape with two grooves towards their terminal ends. The bow is D-shaped in section and has a prominent central rib that runs from the rearward facing hook at the centre of the wings to the end of the catchplate. Along the sides of the bow are single grooves that run from the hook outlining a lozenge shaped area at the top of the bow. A small section of the catchplate survives, but the remainder is lost due to an old break. The brooch measures 20.18mm in width, 40.69mm in length, and weighs 5.21g. Examples from Hacheston of similar type can be noted in Blagg et al, 2004: 93, nos. 71-76, although the decoration along the sides of the bow is more reminiscent of the Colchester derivative hinged brooches from the same site (see Blagg et al, 2004: 97, nos. 120, 122).
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