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Description: | Part of a copper-alloy Colchester-derivative brooch, dating from the mid to late 1st century AD.One of the wings has been lost in antiquity; the remaining wing has a hollow underside, in which the spring (also missing) would have been located. At the centre of the head's underside, there are two perforated lugs, the lower containing part of the axis bar, the upper a larger piece of wire, representing the external chord. The uppermost lug extends into a ridge which tapers into the top of the bow, after which it is replaced by a central groove. The bow is of 'D-shaped' section, its straight sides converging towards the point of the break.Length: 20.2mm; width: 13.9mm; depth: 10.7mm; weight: 2.4g.
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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