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Description: | Incomplete fragment of a cast copper alloy Colchester derivative (Polden Hill style) brooch of Roman date (43-150AD).Approximately 25% of the brooch is present and consists of the bow head and part of the wings. The pin and foot are missing, presumably lost in antiquity.The bow head is hump-like, and slightly angular in profile. The bow is D shaped in cross section. The bow has broken in antiquity at the point where it starts to narrow, just below the wings.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 16.80mm length, 20.62mm width (across head), 9.77mm in depth (head), and weighs 4.6 grams.The brooch is abraded and the remains of any potential 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 and it has resulted in the loss of the majority of the brooch. There are some signs of active corrosion (bright light green powdery areas).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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