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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester (one-piece) brooch, dating from the Late Iron Age to Early Roman period.The wings are of flat section, parallel-sided and have vertical distal ends. Part of an integrally cast projection at the centre of the head's underside represents part of the spring. A second, backward-curving, projection, located directly above that of the spring, represents the rearward lug. The bow is of flattened-oval section, its width gradually declining towards the pointed foot. Little remains of the catchplate, and the brooch is heavily corroded.Length: 43mm; width: 10.8mm; weight: 3g.
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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