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Description: | A complete, miniature cast copper-alloy Roman colchester brooch. The brooch has no wings and at the head has an integrally cast spring chord and spring of eight coils that extends to a cylindrical pin with a sharp tapering point. The spring is held in place by an integrally cast hook. This is flat, rectangular in form and folds forward on to the head of the brooch where it has moulded decoration comprising incised transverse grooves separated by a concave moulding, beneath which are double moulded vertical grooves. A separately cast copper-alloy axis bar appears to have been inserted through the middle of the spring coil. The curved bow is oval shaped in section with a sharp, ninety degree angle in profile, tapering to a pointed and out-turned foot. On the back face of the foot is an integrally cast catchplate that is rectangular in form with a folded outer edge and two punched circular apertures. It is decorated on both faces with a border along the bow and upper edges of incised rocker decoration. The entire object has a dark green patina and measures 18.41mm in length, 8.36mm in width at spring, 2.96mm in width at bow, 2.36mm in thickness and bow and 1.49g in weight.This is a very small Roman brooch of Colchester type. The integral spring, chord and hook are typical of Colchester brooches, as is the decoration on the catchplate, although the bow and foot differ slightly, as does the lack of wings but this may in part be due to the brooches small size. A similar sized Colchester derivative brooch is published by Hattatt (1989: no. 260). It is of probable 1st century AD date, c.25-65 AD.
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