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Description: | Fragment of a Roman cast copper alloy Colchester type two-piece brooch, 1st century AD. The find consists of the head, axis bar, spring and part of the bow of a two-piece Colchester type brooch. The head piece is concave to accommodate the spring which is almost complete and has six turns. The spring is still in situ threaded through the double pierced lug which is situated behind the head. The head measures 18.1mm wide. Only approximately 30% of the bow remains and this is gently arched from the head. It has a raised central ridge that starts at the double pierced lug and runs vertically down the length of the bow with a slim border on either side. The fragment has a grey-green patina and is fairly worn. It measures 20.3mm long, 18.1mm wide and 2.5mm thick. It weighs 3.73 grams. Hattatt (2000), illustrates a similar example, p. 297 ref. 874, dated to the 1st century 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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