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Description: | Incomplete Roman two-piece Colchester brooch. This cast copper alloy brooch is corroded with a cracked dull brown surface with patches of pale green corrosion showing through. The incomplete bow has a worn break and is a smooth, shallow curve with a missing foot and catchplate. There is a prominant raised rib running down the centre of the bow, flanked either side by a groove. This rib extends into a vertical lug, which is now broken as the upper perforation is missing its apex. This lug would have held the axis bar and the cord of the sprung pin, which is missing. The wings are rectangular, and are curved with a semi-circular section. The wings are 18.68mm wide and are heavily worn with broken terminals. The surviving section of the brooch is 20.2mm long, and is 9.25mm at the thickest point. This type of brooch dates from early Roman Britain, circa 50-80AD. Other examples of this class of brooch can be seen in Hattatt (1987) pages 88-90. | 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: | 50
80 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Laura McLean | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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