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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Colchester bow brooch of late Iron Age to Roman date. It is missing part of the spring, pin and catchplate due to old breaks. The short wings are flat and rectangular in form, separated by an integrally cast spring and chord hook that extends forwards onto the front of the bow. The spring has three coils to the left hand side of the brooch, and one incomplete coil to the right, held in place at the centre by the chord hook. The curved bow is oval shaped in section, undecorated, and tapers to a pointed foot. On the back face of the foot is an incomplete integrally cast catchplate of uncertain form. This brooch measures 42.28mm in length, 14.33mm in width at spring, 4.26mm in width at bow, 3.19mm in thickness at bow, and weighs 3.87g.This is a Roman Colchester bow brooch similar to examples noted from Hacheston (Blagg et al., 2004: nos. 63-70). It is of 1st century AD date, c.25-60 AD.
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