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Description: | Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative rear hook bow brooch. C-sectioned wings decorated with a pair of transverse lines with a zig-zag line between at each end. Three rearward facing hooks, with a hollow on the inside of the wings below the central hook and corrosion or possibly the remains of solder under the left hand hook. Trapezoidal-sectioned bow with a crest with six transverse grooves at the upper end, becoming a rib with a median groove which terminates at the foot in two transverse grooves. Complete or near complete solid triangular catch-plate on the reverse.The bow appears to be very slightly bent but the brooch is otherwise extremely well preserved. Pin and spring missing. Length 45mm Wingspan 27mm. 1st - early 2nd century AD.
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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