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Description: | An incomplete and worn cast copper-alloy Iron Age to Roman Colchester bow brooch. It is missing its spring, pin and most of the catchplate due to old breaks. The brooch has short, flat rectangular wings separated by incomplete but integrally cast rear facing spring and integral hook. The bow itself is cylindrical in form, tapering to a worn, pointed foot. On the back face of the foot is an incomplete catchplate that is sub-triangular in form and missing its outer edge due to old breaks. This brooch measures 24.48mm in length, 10.54mm in width at wings, 3.25mm in width at bow, and weighs 1.82g.This is a Roman Colchester brooch similar to examples noted from Hacheston (Blagg et al., 2004: nos. 63-70). It is of 1st century AD date, c.25-60 AD.
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