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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of Colchester two-piece type, c. 1st century AD. The remains of the brooch are complete save for the missing spring and pin mechanism. The brooch has double-lugs at the head, which would have accommodated the spring and pin; followed by a half-cylindrical open spring cover. The brooch body is sub-triangular in plan, with a sub-triangular catchplate on the reverse face. The brooch body is decorated simply with a raised central rib running vertically down the centre of the length of the brooch, with an additional rib flanking either side. The catchplate is unperforated with a curled outer edge, which would have held the pin in place. The brooch is of an even dark green patina. The brooch measures 48.36mm long, 20.54mm wide and it weighs 6.38 grams. For a nearly identical brooch, except for catchplate decoration, cf. Hattatt 2007, Fig. 156, no. 875.
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