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Description: | An incomplete Roman cast copper alloy Colchester-derivitive brooch, missing the upper bow, wings and pin mechanism. The curl of the catchplate is damaged. It measures 43.80mm in incomplete length and weighs 8.2g.The upper bow measures 13.81x1.67 at the old break. It narrows to 12.24mm wide over c.13mm and is decorated with eight vertical grooves. At the centre, two are narrow with rocker arm decoration between. Flanking their other edge is a wider rib, and next to this a narrow rib decorated with diagonal grooves. The ribs flanking the outside edge are narrow and plain.Below the upper bow are two pairs of narrow transverse ribs with rocker arm between, and below the lower bow further narrows from 10.89mm to 7.20mm above the foot.The foot has a double transverse moulding at the ankle and a double transverse moulding as the semi-circular foot projects forwards. The catchplate extends behind the entire lower bow, but dropping in a curve from the top to roughly half way.The brooch appears to most closely conform to the large T-shaped plate-headed type. This type of brooch is variable in form and local to Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset. It probably dates to the 2nd century. Cf. WILT-FBA067 (Winterbourne Stoke, Wiltshire) on this database.
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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