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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative (Polden Hill) brooch of Roman date (43-120AD). The majority of the brooch survives consisting of the head, part of the bow and the wings. The foot, spring, part of the bow and catch plate are missing. In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and oval in cross section. the bow is broken just below the remains of the catch plate and the foot is missing. The bow head is hump-like, and angular in profile it projects downwards at a broadly ninety degree angle, with cylindrical wings projecting from either side at the top. The bow is decorated with a pair of vertical grooves running down the surviving length. The wings of the brooch are undecorated. Each of the wings has a sub circular wing cap. An incomplete hook pointing forwards, is located at the head of the brooch, this originally would have held part of the spring. The back of the brooch is plain and undecorated.The brooch measures 29.1mm length, is 18.1mm width across wings and 10.65mm thick. It weighs 5.7 grams.
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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