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Description: | Roman cast copper alloy Colchester Two-piece brooch, complete apart from the pin and part of the spring, this type dates to the middle of the 1st century c.40-60 AD. The brooch head has wide wings, 21.5mm across, which are semi-circular in cross section and decorated on the top with four pairs of raised collars, one pair at the end of each wing, one near the centre. On the inner side of the head is a double pierced lug through which the spring and external chord run. One side of the spring with six coils survives complete, the other side and the pin are missing from old breaks. The bow tapers from the head to the plain foot, it is almost triangular in section with a flat back and a prominent raised rib down the centre. The rib is slightly flattened on top and becomes more prominent towards the head, ending in a crest at the top of the head. The crest is flanked by two small steps and there is a thin flat border running down each side of the bow. The foot is plain and slightly rounded with no interruption from the bow to the end. The catchplate is complete and triangular. It is openwork with a large triangular hole, divided into two areas by slight protrusions on the upper and lower side of the triangle. The catch itself is a semi circular tube running the length of the catchplate. The end of the catchplate away from the foot is more sturdily cast than the rest. It is 33.3mm long in total, 12.5mm thick and weighs 6.45 grams.The brooch is very similar in form although smaller than Bayley and Butcher (2004) p.83 no.164 which came from a Claudian context.
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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