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Description: | Copper-alloy Colchester type brooch dating 25-60 AD. The brooch has the remains of a forward facing hook above and forward of the wings that are each 4.39mm long, 3.72mm wide and 1.73mm thick. In front of the wings is the remains of the start of the spring, which has broken off just as it starts to curve upwards. The bow curves gently, tapering to a point at the foot, and is 4.54mm wide and 3.65mm thick. Only a fragment of the catch plate survives, with the current dimensions of 9.06mm long and 0.60mm wide. The pin is no longer present. Overall dimensions: length 47.77mm, width 11.16mm and thickness 3.74mm, weight 4.22g.
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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