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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative hinged bow brooch. It is complete with the exception of the pin, which is missing due to old breaks. The brooch has cylindrical wings that encase an incomplete iron axis bar, the wings separated by a rectangular slot at the centre where the missing pin would originally have hinged. The front faces of the wings have moulded decoration comprising a series of four moulded grooves at their outer edges. The upper edge of the wings is flattened, as is the adjoining head of the bow. The bow itself is triangular in section with a flat back and moulded front face, tapering towards a rounded foot. The moulded decoration comprises a prominent central rib with two vertical flutes, and with slight fluting to either side of the rib. On the back face of the foot can be seen the integrally cast catchplate, which is triangular in form and folded over at its outer edge to accomodate the now missing pin. This brooch measures 45.15mm in length, 36.36mm in width at wings, and weighs 10.89g. This brooch is similar to examples from Roman Hacheston (Blagg et al., 2004: nos. 115, 123) and in Hattatt (1989: nos. 360, 363). It dates to the late-1st to 2nd centuries AD.
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