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Description: | Incomplete fragment of a copper alloy two-piece Colchester derivative (Polden Hill) brooch of Roman date (43-150AD). The wings are incomplete; what remains are semi-cylindrical in plan and have a perforated wing / end cap. The axis bar, spring / hinge and pin are all missing. There is a large sub-oval concave depression in-between the two wings on the reverse. The spring would have been attached by a chord to a rearward facing hook, located at the centre of the wings on the upper edge. The hook is broken and abraded. There is a large amount of orange staining between the wings and this might be the remains of a corroded iron spring or axis bar. The bow head of the brooch is hump-like, and slightly angular. The bow is semi-circular (D-Shaped) in cross section. It tapers to a broken edge beneath the head. The break is not recent and has been abraded. A small portion of the catch plate survives near the break. This catch plate expands from a central rib located beneath the head of the brooch. The brooch measures 35.7mm length, 17mm width, and is 11.9mm thick. It weighs 8.91 grams.
The brooch is corroded and abraded, however, a small amount of cast decoration is present. This consists of two cast vertical ribs at either side of the junction between the wings and the body of the brooch. The brooch is a mid green grey colour with an uneven abraded patina. This abrasion is probably caused by movement in the plough soil and has resulted in damage around the extremities of the brooch. Similar brooches can be seen in Richard Hattatt?s Visual Guide to Ancient brooches pp 300 fig; 159: examples 898 and 379. | 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: | 43
150 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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