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Description: | A copper-alloy Colchester type two-piece brooch of 1st century AD date (R. Hattatt; 1982; pp. 60).
The head of the brooch measures 17.2mm wide and has a central ridge, which tapers into the bow. The wings each have a single incised vertical line towards the inner edge on the display side and are recessed on the underside. There is a perforated lug at the centre of the wings and a damaged rearward lug on top of the head, but the spring and pin are missing. The bow is of triangular section, has a central ridge and tapers to a point at the foot. The catchplate is closed and has rolled upper edge.
Overall, the brooch measures 34.8mm long, by 13.1mm deep and weighs 4.05g. It is bent and corroded. | 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: | 1
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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