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Description: | The upper half of a cast copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch dating to the 1st century AD. The wings are circular in cross section and extend upwards from the bow forming a shallow V. The wings are decorated with two vertical grooves either side of the bow. One wing is incomplete revealing iron corrosion product from the axis bar, the slot for the axis bar is also incomplete. The bow extends outwards from the wings at a fourty five degree angle. It expands slightly at the centre of the bow before tapering towards the foot which is missing. The bow is decorated with multiple motifs, at the tip of the bow just below the wings is a raised oval section which terminates just above a further raised oval with a central circular recess which is now empty. Halfway down the bow on either site are two oval raised sections which continue until the old break. The reverse is broadly flat and the remains of the catchplate are visible.The brooch has a mid green patina with iron corrosion visible in places on the reverse.
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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