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Description: | An incomplete and corroded cast copper-alloy Colchester derivative hinged bow brooch. It is missing the pin, the end of one of the wings and possibly the tip of the foot due to old breaks. The wings are cylindrical in form, folded around to encase the separately cast copper-alloy axis bar, with multiple moulded vertical grooves running the length of their front face. The precise form of the decoration is obscured by corrosive products. At the centre of the wings is a rectangular slot through which the remains of the flat, cast copper-alloy pin hinges, the majority missing due to old breaks. The bow is D-shaped in section with flat back and rounded front face, tapering to an incomplete foot. On the front face of the bow is the remains of moulded decoration comprising a central vertical rib with multiple transverse notches that runs the length of the bow. Each side of the bow appears to have slight fluting and at its base the foot appears to terminate in old breaks. On the back face of the foot is a corroded, integrally cast catchplate that is traingular in form with a folded outer edge. This brooch measures 32.48mm in length, 30.02mm in width at wings, 5.76mm in width at bow, 3.80mm in thickness at bow, and weighs 7.10g.This is a Roman Colchester derivative hinged bow brooch similar to examples from Hacheston (e.g. Blagg et al., 2004: no. 123). It is of 1st to 2nd century AD date, c.43-120 AD.
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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