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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester Two Piece Polden Hill brooch, dating to the 1st/ 2nd century, between AD 43 - 200 (length: 33.5mm; width at wings: 24.5mm; thickness/ depth: 12.5mm; weight: 8.1g). At the top of the brooch, there is a semi-cylindrical pierced lug (diameter: 6mm; inner diameter of pierced hole: 2mm). The semi-cylindrical wings (length of wing at either side of head: 6mm) are decorated with groups of two or three linear incisions running down the length of the wings. The wings also have caps on the ends (which is a common feature on Polden Hill brooches) to hold the spring in place (now missing), which would have been held at the back of the wings. Additionally, there are remains of an iron axis bar at the ends of the wings (most of the axis bar is now missing), which would have also run through the spring at the back. To either side of the head of the brooch, there are the worn remains of raised crescent-shaped appendages, which also encompass the wings (these are also a common feature of the Polden Hill brooches). There is a single raised decorative ridge running down the central length of the bow from the pierced lug at the top to approximately half way down the remaining bow where it tapers to a point. At the ridge?s terminal half way down the artefact, there are three irregularly place ring and dot decorations with two at the top and one below. The bow of the brooch is incomplete and breaks unevenly 14.5mm below the tapering point of the decorative ridge. The brooch would have probably been considerably longer as there is no evidence of the catchplate at the back of the incomplete artefact. At the back of the brooch and as already mentioned, the spring and pin are completely missing with a hollow casing remaining behind the head where it originally fitted. Additionally, very little remains of the iron axis bar. There is no decoration on the back of the brooch. Overall, the artefact is in a worn but fair condition with a pitted light green patina. | 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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