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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Colchester Derivative Polden Hill type brooch c. AD 75 - 175. The bow of the brooch has a comma shaped profile and is D-shaped in cross section. The bow tapers from the head to a narrow point above a worn bulbous knopped foot. The wings are cylindrical in plan with closed pierced end caps. The spring of the brooch is encased in the wings. The external chord of the spring is held in place with a rearward facing hook. An axial bar runs through the length of the spring and is supported by the pierced end caps at either end of the wings. The spring has eight turns and is attached using an external cord. The pin has been lost. The catch plate is sub triangular in plan and is complete but it is abraded. It measures 18.5mm in length and extends from a ridge that commences from the head of the brooch. The external edge is rolled at the top to form a U shaped pin rest.The bow is decorated with a series of vertical ridges running down the length of the bow. On either side of the bow, there is a deep groove near the head. These continue down the length of the bow to coincide with the rest of the pattern.The brooch has a mid green colour with a patina that is patchy in places. It has become worn and abraded in places, possibly due to movement in the soil. There are also has traces of tinning or silvering on the surface but most of this has been lost.Similar Polden Hill type brooches can be seen in Hattat's Visual catalogue of ancient brooches (2000) p.300, Fig.159, Cat. No. 898 for basic shape.The brooch measures 50.5mm in length, 19.6mm in width across the wings, 5.8mm in width across the bow, 5.3mm in thickness across the bow at the same point and weighs13.1g.
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