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Description: | A very corroded, incomplete cast copper-alloy Colchester brooch dating to the late Iron Age to early Roman period, c. 25 - c. 60 AD. This is a large one-piece example with broken rearward facing hook at the top of the head. This hook would have retained the external chord of the spring; this has been lost along with the spring and integral pin. Above the spring are two flat wings, both highly truncated. The bow is sub-oval in cross-section with a slightly faceted lower surface. It tapers from a maximum width of c. 7.3mm to c. 1.8mm at the catch-plate end. It travels upward relatively steeply from the head before gradually curving down to the foot, which is at the same level as the head. The catch-plate is virtually absent. The artefact has corroded to a red-brown colour with patches of mid-light green and off-white corrosion product all over.
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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