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Description: | A copper alloy Roman Colchester-derivative brooch with a double-pierced lug, dating to the mid to late first century AD. The brooch is complete with the exception of the spring and pin. The wings are plain except for two transverse grooves at the tip of each wing and are sub-rectangular in plan and semi-circular in section. The wings have a total length of 16.95mm, the left measuring 5.59mm out from the edge of the bow and the right measuring 5.18mm from the edge of the bow. The left wing is 5.37mm wide and 2.67mm thick. The right wing is 3.50mm wide and 1.89mm thick. The lug area, behind the slightly curved wings is 2.07mm thick, c.6.60mm high and projects out from the wings by a length of 5.00mm. The bow has a central longitudinal rib or mound which is very prominent on the head but disappears just past the wings. This detail may have been intended to represent a hook but which is not functional as there is no gap between it and the upper surface of the bow. The bow has a 'D'-shaped cross-section and has a maximum width of 4.30mm and thickness of 3.85mm. The catchplate is a solid triangle with the return partially surviving. The brooch measures 38.33mm in length, has a maximum width of 16.95mm and weighs 4.55g.See PAS records BUC-799CA3, ESS-68B0C0 and CAM-DC8658.
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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