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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative bow brooch. Only the lower half of the bow, foot and catchplate survive intact, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The bow is oval shaped in section, tapering towards the base where there is a small rounded knop with transverse collar. On the front face it has the remains of two moulded vertical grooves that terminate just above the catchplate, and there appear to be small, faintly incised vertical grooves running down either side of the front face. The integral catchplate is triangular in form with a folded outer edge where the pin would originally have rested. This fragment measures 37.75mm in length, 5.37mm in width, 2.36mm in thickness at bow (9.40mm including catchplate), and weighs 2.87g. This is the foot from a Roman Colchester derivative bow brooch, possibly a double-pierced lug variant, similar to examples from Hacheston (Blagg et al., 2004: nos. 108-109). It dates to the 1st centruy AD.
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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