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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman brooch, of One-piece Colchester Derivative type, c. AD 45-65. The wings, bow and most of the catchplate are present. The top of the brooch head has a single hook, followed by a hollow cross-bar with a raised ridge decorating each wing; the cross-bar is semi-circular in cross-section and hollow on the reverse in order to facilitate the spring and pin, both now missing. The bow has a raised spine consisting of two parallel ridges running vertically; due to surface wear on the brooch it is uncertain whether this central ridge terminates halfway-down or runs the length of the brooch. The body has a shallow D-shaped cross-section. Following the tapering, sub-triangular body, the brooch terminates simply in a point, with no foot knop. On the reverse of the foot, the remains of vertical solid sub-triangular catchplate remains, with minimal loss. The reverse of the brooch is undecorated. The brooch has an overall dark brownish-green patina with a higher degree of corrosion at the spring end and foot end, perhaps from the compromised material of the spring and pin. The brooch measures 48.45mm long, with wing width of 21.69mm; it weighs 8.8 grams.
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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