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Description: | A corroded copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative double pierced lug brooch. It is complete with the exception of the pin, which is missing due to old breaks. The brooch has short semi-cylindrical wings separated by a rear facing double pierced lug that holds in place the axis bar and spring of 8 coils. The lug extends forwards to form a central rib that runs the entire length of the bow, separated only by a small U-shaped indentation at the head of the brooch. The bow itself is sub-triangular in section with a flat back and prominent central rib with fluting to either side. At the foot of the bow is an integrally cast catchplate that is triangular in form with seemingly no pierced decoration and curves over at its outer edge to form a slot to accomodate the now missing pin. The entire object measures 35.17mm in length, 17.88mm in width (at wings), and weighs 6.03g. This brooch dates to the Roman period of c.43-100 AD and finds parallels in examples from Roman Hacheston (Blagg et al., 2005: nos. 82-87) and Richborough (Bayley and Butcher, 2004: nos. 167-180).
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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