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Description: | Copper-alloy brooch of late Iron Age to early Roman date. La Tène III type brooch dating from the 1st C. BC to 1st C. AD. The object is incomplete and slightly damaged. It is constructed in one piece. The head measures 12.5mm wide by 5.7mm high and consists of three spring coils, a remnant of the very top of the integral pin, and an internal chord (wrapped underneath the spring). The bow is rectangular in section and, near to the head, has a maximum width of 4.7mm and a thickness of 2.1mm. The width tapers to a point at the foot. The catchplate is closed and has been damaged by post-depositional processes. The bow is also bent. The total height of the piece is 37.3mm and the weight is 5.35g.
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