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Description: | A copper-alloy Colchester type two-piece brooch of 1st century AD date (Hattatt, 1982, p.60).
The head measures 16.6mm wide, has two vertical incised lines on each side, and is slightly recessed on the underside. The spring consists of eight coils of copper-alloy wire and is complete but slightly out of position on one side. The pin emanates from the centre of the spring and is also complete. The spring and pin are held in place by an external chord which passes through a rearward-hook on top of the head. The bow is sub-oval in section and tapers towards the foot. The catchplate is complete and has a lip and two small (decorative) circular holes.
Overall, the brooch measures 42mm high by 18mm wide and 17.3mm deep. It weighs 7.06g. | 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
75 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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