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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Colchester derived one-piece brooch dating from late Iron Age to early Roman period (15 - 60 AD).
The brooch has short flat, undecorated wings, which are only 14.36mm in length. Behind the wings there is a large loop. Attached to the loop there is a hook which hold the external chord in place. The hook extends over the head of the brooch and has worked its way loose. The external chord is comprised of three springs on either side. The fore-mentioned loop on the reverse of the wings forms the first of one set of three springs. This set is still in situ behind the wing. The second set has begun to uncoil, due to a bend in the front part of the external chord. The third spring on this second set, extends down the middle of the reverse of the brooch forming the pin. The pin is broken and distorted, it is 31.1mm long.
The bow is a slender tapering type. The bow is sub-rectangular in section and has a pointed foot. The open work catchplate has been badly damaged. The openwork catchplate is 24.4mm long and is incomplete with two rectangular perforations. The brooch has a mid reddish-brown patina. It weighs 7.07g. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 15
60 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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