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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy bow brooch of Roman date. It is the wings, bow and catchplate of a Colchester derivative double pierced lug type brooch, the spring and pin missing due to old breaks. The bow is d-shaped in section and has a single rasied longitudinal rib down the centre. The catchplate is triangular in shape and has a triangular hole. The wings appear undecorated but are very worn. It measures 32.75mm in length, 6.30mm in width of the bow, 22.10mm in width of the wings, 3.38mm in thickness of the bow and weighs 5.58g.It is similar to examples published from Hatcheston (Blagg et al, 2004, no 82 and 88).
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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