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Description: | A incomplete copper-alloy Colchester type two-piece brooch of 1st century AD date (R. Hattatt; 1982; pp. 60).
The head of the brooch measures 16.9mm wide, has recessed wings and a central ridge which tapers into the bow. The only evidence for the spring is a small section of the axis bar, located within the perforated central lug and, within the rearward lug, a short piece of the external chord. The pin is missing. The bow is of triangular section and measures 5mm wide at the top; it tapers towards the bottom. The foot and catchplate are missing. The surface of the brooch is heavily corroded.
The object measures 17.7mm high, by up to 16.7mm wide and 7.6mm thick; the weight is 1.95g. | 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: | 25
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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