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Description: | A worn and incomplete copper-alloy Roman Colchester bow brooch. It is missing most of the integral spring chord, pin and catchplate due to old breaks. The wings are short, rectangular in form and section, and separated at their centre by an integrally cast but incomplete spring chord and hook. Both are oval sectioned with only two of the spring coils surviving due to old breaks. The bow is oval sectioned, undecorated and tapers to a sharp pointed foot that is missing its catchplate due to old breaks. The entire object has worn surfaces and measures 44.50mm in length, 10.68mm in width at wings, 4.23mm in width at bow, 2.91mm in thickness at bow, and 3.33g in weight.This is an incomplete Roman Colchester bow brooch. It is similar to examples published by Hattatt (1989: nos. 14-15) and is of 1st century AD date, c. 25-60 AD.
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