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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester Two Piece Polden Hill brooch, dating to the 1st/ 2nd century AD (length: 42.5mm; width at wings: 24mm; thickness/ depth: 14mm; weight: 7.11g). At the top of the brooch, there is a rearward claw, which connects to the wings at the back and holds the overhead chord in place, only part of which is still remaining. There are possible decorative ridges running down the incomplete brooch. However, it is difficult to clarify these features as the bow is extensively corroded. To either side of the head of the brooch, there is a singular crescent-shaped appendage, which is a common characteristic of the Polden Hill brooch. The wings are short and semi-cylindrical in shape, with three decorative lines running down the length of the wing to either side of the head. Additionally, there are remains of a cap (which would have originally held the axis bar in place) at either end of each wing, which is also another characteristic of this type of brooch. At the back of the brooch, the spring and axis bar are completely missing as well as the pin. Continuing down to the back of the bow, only a small fragment of the copper alloy catch plate remains as the bottom/ foot of the brooch are no longer present. The artefact is in a worn and corroded condition with small areas of the original dark green patina still surviving, particularly on the wings and top of the brooch. | 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
200 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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