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Description: | A damaged and incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch with a double pierced lug spring attachment, dating to the 1st century AD. The double pierced lug is situated behind the head as is characteristic of this type. The axis bar, chord and sprung pin are all missing as a result of old damage that has also deprived us of one of the wings. The perforation that would have retained the chord has abraded through. The extant wing is located behind the bow and is curved. It is around 6.75mm in length and is up to 5.3mm wide. It is rounded at its tip and seemingly plain on its upper surface. The bow begins at a right angle to the head before being bent, both downwards and slightly to one side. It is triangular in cross-section and tapers along its length from a width of 8.0mm at the head to 2.5mm at the foot. The upper surface is decorated with a longitudinal median groove that terminates above the leg with a pair of transverse grooves. The zone below these latter broadly corresponds to the web of the catch-plate on the lower surface. This is now an abraded, sub-triangular shape and extends for 11.7mm. This brooch now has a dull, variable mid-green patina with areas of lighter corrosion product and pitting.
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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