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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester derivative (Polden Hill) brooch of Roman date (75-175AD). The pin, foot and catchplate are missing. In plan, the brooch is T-shaped, and semi-circular in cross section. The bow head is humped and angular in profile, with cylindrical wings projecting from either side at the top terminating in end caps with a circular perforation for the axis bar. The wings are decorated with two sets veritcal grooves located next to the end caps. The bow projects out of the head at a ninety degree angle before running down to the foot. A complete hook pointing forwards which holds part of the spring is located at the head. A vertical ridge runs along the bow from the hook to the middle of the bow, where the bow tapers towards the foot which is lost. The spring is complete and coiled in the recess behind the head. The reverse is broadly flat and undecorated apart from a slight step located below the recess for the coil.The brooch measures 26.55mm length, is 23.35mm wide across wings and 10.7mm thick. It weighs 7.35 grams.
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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