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Description: | An incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester-derivative bow brooch with rear hook (43 - 65 AD). The find consists of the bow and head of a Colchester-derivative bow brooch, the pin, spring and catchplate are missing. Two loops on the reverse of the head of the brooch would have housed the pin bar and the chord. These, along with the pin, are now missing. The oval-sectioned bow has a steep curve and narrows from the shoulders of the brooch, down the shaft to the tip. A fragment of the catchplate remains at the foot of the bow, but most has been lost. The surface of the bow brooch is undecorated, and has acquired a dark brown patina. Hattatt (2000) illustrates a similar example, fig. 155 ref. 250, and assigns a 1st century AD date. This date range is supported by Bayley and Butcher (2004).Dimensions: length: 37.4mm; width: 9.9mm; thickness: 3.7mm; weight: 5.61g.References: Hattatt, R. 2000. A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. Oxbow Books., OxfordBayley, J. and Butcher, S. 2004. Roman Brooches in Britain. The Society of Antiquaries, London.
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