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Description: | A worn and incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative double-pierced lug bow brooch. It is missing the foot, catchplate, most of the rear-lug spring and pin due to old breaks. The wings are semi-cylindrical in form with possible vertical moulded decoration on the front face, but this is uncertain due to post-depositional damage and corrosion. The wings are separated on their back face by the remains of a double pierced lug that is missing its outer edges due to old breaks. The bow is triangular in section, tapering towards the foot where it terminates in old breaks. On its front face is a prominent central rib formed as an extension of the double-lug, with fluting to either side. The entire object has a very worn green/brown patina with extensive damage and evidence of active pale green copper-alloy corrosion. It measures 28.08mm in length, 38.49mm in width at wings, 9.84mm in width at bow, 5.29mm in thickness at bow, and weighs 9.43g.This is an incomplete Roman Colchester derivative double-pierced lug bow brooch similar to examples from Hacheston (Blagg et al., 2004: nos. 111, 114). It is of 1st century AD date, c.43-100 AD.
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