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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of Colchester one-piece type, c. 1st century AD. The brooch is nearly complete, missing only a portion of its spring and pin mechanism, as well as a fragment of its perforated catchplate. The remains of the brooch consist of an integrally-cast spring with three remaining coils out of an estimated seven; a rearward-facing hook, which would have held a portion of the spring chord in place; a simple short-armed crossbar, followed by a slightly arched body tapering to a pointed foot, all sub-oval in cross-section. The reverse surface holds the remains of a perforated triangular shaped catchplate. The brooch has an overall medium green patina. It measures 38.1mm long, 11.06mm wide and it weighs 2.81 grams. A nearly identical example is illustrated in Hattatt 2007, fig. 155, no. 15.
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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