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Description: | A fragment of a copper-alloy bow/fibula brooch of probable 1st century date. The form of this piece suggests it originates from a Colchester type brooch.The piece consists of the foot and the lower part of the bow. It is of sub-triangular section with a vertical ridge at the centre of the upper surface. The grooves either side of this ridge contain a corroded white-metal coating. The bow tapers in width towards the rounded foot. On the underside of the foot is the remnant of an openwork catchplate. The object measures 40.3mm long, up to 6.3mm wide and 7.6mm thick. The weight is 5.38g.
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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