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Description: | An almost complete cast copper alloy 1st century AD, Colchester derivative brooch with a double lug spring attachment. The brooch has a spring mechanism, held in place by an external chord. The external chord has in turn been held via a hole which has been punched through the head of the brooch. Likewise, the pin that goes through the centre of the spring, has also been held onto the reverse of the head of the brooch via a hole which has been punched through the head.
The spring has nine turns (including the pin and the chord). The pin does not survive. The head proper of the brooch comprises the short wings, which the spring sits behind. The short bow then extends downwards from the head and tapers to the foot. A large ridge decorates the upper part of the bow. It is flanked on either side by shallower ridges. The main ridge extends down the front of the bow, like a spine and has been decorated with an incised zigzag line.
The bow terminates with the foot which is undecorated and simple. Behind the foot an openwork catchplate still survives. Two circular crude shapes have been cut out of the catchplate. The reverse of the brooch is undecorated. The surface of the metal is slightly pitted.
This type of brooch dates from the 1st century AD.
This brooch is similar to examples in Hattatt, 2000, p296-7, Fig: 155-6. | 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
60 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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