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Description: | The object is a Colchester Two-Piece Brooch, a Polden Hill type dating to the 1st century. Hattatt in Brooches of Antiquity illustrates a similar brooch, No. 898. The wings of the brooch are semi-cylindrical, however only one wing remains. The break of the wing did not occur recently. The remaining wing terminates with an incomplete wing caps. The axis bar, spring and pin are missing. The interior of the wings and bow head is hollow. The bow head is hump like. The bow head and bow is decorated with a fine vertical groove. The bow is semi-circular in section. The lower portion of the bow is missing; therefore the catch plate is also missing. The break of the bow is not recent. The surface of the brooch has traces of a dark green patina, otherwise the surface is abraded. It measures 46.3mm long, and 19.71mm wide. It weighs 12.36g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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