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Description: | An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy Colchester derivative brooch (probably a T-shaped type), missing the head, wings and pin. The brooch measures 71.1mm in length and weighs 19.13g.The wings and head are missing due to an old break. At the break the brooch is triangular in cross section and 6mm wide, it expands slightly to a ribbed collar before expanding to 14.05mm at the top of the bow. the bow is broadly rectangular in plan and tapers towards the foot. The top of the bow has a raised rectangular section which is decorated with two parallel vertical grooves which run in the centre of two sets of two ring and dot motifs. The raised rectangular section terminated with two raised horizontal bands and two horizontal grooves. The bow gradually tapers fro 14.05mm at the top to 8.9mm at the foot, the bow is slightly bent and distorted, the remainder of the brooch is undecorated.The foot is broadly D shaped in cross sectioned knop which has a flat base. The knop is 9.95mm wide and 4.8mm thick.The majority of the catchplate survives, it runs along the majority of the bow and is 49.9mm in length. It is bent slightly to the right and the curl of the catchplate is partially missing. The reverse of the bow is flat, slightly bent and undecorated.
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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