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Description: | Head and upper part of the bow of a Roman brooch of 1st century AD (40-75 AD). Probably a Colchester two piece derivative. The head has 17.7mm wide semi-circular wings, the ends of both are broken. At the centre of the head projecting down is the remains of a lug which probably had two piercings to hold a seperate spring although the details are now obscured by corrosion. The bow rises at 30 degrees to the head and curves though 120 degrees in a very flat curve. The lower part of the bow and foot are lost to an old break. The bow has a very prominent central ridge flanked by thinner edges. The entire fragment is 22.5mm long, 8.0mm thick and weighs 3.7 grams. The thickness of the bow is similar to Dolphin types but the double lug is characteristic of a Colchester type.
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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