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Description: | Roman cast copper alloy colchester derivative brooch dating to the mid-late 1st century AD. Only the stubs of the wings survive but they appear to have been semi tubular in form. A double perforated lug projects at the centre of the wings from behind the head. One of these would have held the axial bar, the second perforation, now damaged, would have held the spring. The bow is flat backed and tapers from the head towards the missing foot. A central moulded ridge on the front runs vertically along its length. The pin/spring, the axial bar, the foot of the bow and catch plate are all missing and the breaks are very abraded. Traces of a surface with a brown patina survive on the bow but much of the surface is covered with pale green corrosion.It is 27.5mm in length, 14mm wide and 12mm thick. The bow is 11mm wide at the head. It weighs 5g.
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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