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Description: | Incomplete fragment of a cast copper alloy Colchester derivative (Polden Hill style) brooch of Roman date (43-150AD).Approximately 50% of the brooch is present and consists of the head, bow and wings. The pin and foot are missing, presumably lost in antiquity.The bow head is hump-like, and slightly angular in profile, narrowing to a point at the start of the foot. A The remnants of central decoration down the bow are present and consist of recessed lines. The bow is D shaped in cross section.The wings are incomplete and are rectangular in plan, D shaped in cross section.The reverse of the head of the brooch (between the two wings) has a sub-square shaped recess, which extends across the entire back of the brooch, from one wing to the other. This recess would have held the spring/chord for the pin. A white/off grey residue is present in the cavity.The brooch measures 35.81mm length, 23.67mm width (across head), 13.88mm in depth (head), and weighs 12.4 grams.The brooch is abraded and the remains of the decoration are indistinct. The brooch is a mid grey green colour with an even but much abraded patina. Where abrasion has occurred it is most evident on the external faces of the brooch. Movement in the plough soil has also distorted the profile of the brooch. There is no evidence of active corrosion present.Similar brooches can be seen in Richard Hattatt's Visual Guide to Ancient brooches pp 300; fig 159.
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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