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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative rear hook bow brooch. It is very worn and corroded, missing half of one wing, the spring, pin, foot and catchplate due to old breaks. The wings are semi-cylindrical in form separate at their centre by a rear-facing hook. On the front faces of the wings there is moulded decoration comprising broad vertical flutes. The bow is rectangular in section and tapers towards the now incomplete foot. On the front face is has two vertical grooves that run the entire length of the brooch. Traces of the incomplete catchplate are visible on the back face of the foot, but this and the very tip of the foot are now missing due to old breaks. The brooch measures 36.92mm in length, 19.07mm in width, 6.13mm in width at bow, 4.23mm in thickness, and weighs 5.43g.This is an incomplete Roman Colchester derivative rear hook brooch with parallels noted in Hattatt (1989: no. 1507). It is of 1st century AD date, c.43-70 AD.
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