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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Colchester derivative double-pierced lug brooch of Roman date. It is missing most of the pin due to old breaks, and the spring has been bent due to post-depositional damage, but the brooch is otherwise intact. The brooch has semi-cylindrical wings that are separated at their centre by a rear facing double pierced lug. This holds in place a spring chord and axis bar (now in two pieces due to post-depositional damage) with a spring of 8 coils and a tapering, flattened rectangular pin. The double lug is incomplete at the top due to old breaks, but extends forwards onto the head of the bow where it forms a raised central rib. The bow itself is oval shaped in form with flattened back face and slightly rounded front face. At the top of the bow the central rib is triangular in form with incised grooves to either side, tapering and disappearing approximately one third of the way down the length of the bow. Single grooves run from head to foot down each side of the front face of the bow. The foot itself has a transverse moulded collar with projecting terminal knop. On the back face is an integrally cast catchplate that is triangular in form with folded outer edge to accomodate the now missing pin. This brooch measures 39.22mm in length, 17.18mm in width at wings, 7.38mm in width at bow, 2.42mm in thickness at bow, and weighs 6.47g.This is an incomplete Roman Colchester derivative brooch similar to examples published by Hattatt (1989: nos. 874-875). It is of 1st century AD date, c.43-100 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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