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Description: | An incomplete Late Iron Age/ Early Roman (AD 20-80) copper alloy Colchester one-piece brooch missing at least one wing, most of its spring mechanism and the catchplate. It measures 68.83mm in length and weighs 12.3g.The surviving flat and rectangular wing is very short and possibly incomplete at c.4mm long and 3.27mm high. To the reverse extends the forward-facing hook and 3.5 coils of spring 10.20mm wide. The incomplete 'head' section is 13.84mm.The bow is oval in section where it extends from the wings, 6.69x4.21mm. It projects slightly upwards dropping in a curve to 2.64x3.04mm at the foot. The brooch has lost all its original patina but a groove remains along the centre with raised zig-zag decoration.The jagged remains of a large openwork catchplate extend c.32mm high to the reverse.
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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