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Description: | A copper-alloy Colchester two-piece brooch of 1st century date.The wings consist of a horizontally aligned half cylinder which holds a spring of six coils and the broken pin. The axis bar passes through a perforated lug at the centre of the head's underside and the spring is held in place by an external chord within a rearward lug. This latter element extends into the bow's central ridge, decorated with a central groove. The bow has a flat underside and a convex upper surface. It tapers towards the missing foot section. The brooch is heavily corroded. It measures 24mm long, 16.2mm wide and 9.8mm deep. The weight is 2.81g.
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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