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Description: | A corroded and incomplete cast copper-alloy Colchester one-piece brooch dating to the late Iron Age to early Roman period (AD c. 25 - c. 60). It retains its rearward facing hook at the top of the head; it is bent back on itself to meet the front of the bow. The stub of the integral spring and pin survives at the back of the head, below the hook. The wings are minimal, sub-rectangular and flat; 14.2mm wide, one appears damaged at the tip. Patches of iron corrosion product within this area are probably from the (missing) axis bar.The bow bends through ninety degrees just above the head, beyond this it curves back over gradually before bending inwards down at the tip; the curve is distorted at some points breaking the line of the curve as a result of old damage. The bow is sub-oval in cross-section, flattened at the top and bottom, and tapers consistently from the head to the pointed foot. There is little remaining of the catch-plate, though its web is visible as a vestige. This brooch has corroded to a red-brown colour with some small patches of mid-green corrosion product. As well as the downwards bending to the leg the foot has been bent to one side.
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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