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Description: | A copper alloy Colchester One-Piece brooch: The wings are formed by a horizontal rectangular band which is abraded and undecorated. On the reverse of the wings, integral to the upper edge is a sub-rectangular protrusion which is folded upwards and towards the front face of the bow, forming a hook. The lower edge of the wings has a fragment of the integral spring, which is now a fragment of a coil. The break of the coil is not too recent. The bow is hump-like in profile, but is slender and tapers down the bow. The bow is oval in section. The reverse of the lower portion of the bow has traces of a catchplate. The lower portion of the bow is bent so in profile the bow forms a slightly angular 'C' shape, this is due to damage rather than intention. The surface of the brooch is abraded and has a red/brown patina. The brooch is incomplete, missing the catchplate, spring and pin and is in poor condition. It weighs 3.5g, and measures 11.86mm wide across the wings and 45.69mm long.Colchester One-Piece brooches are derived from continental brooches (Bayley and Butcher, 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection Society of Antiquaries p. 149) and are a La Tène III type, and are common in the middle years of the first century. Worrell (Worrell, S. 2007 'Roman Brooch Timeline' North-West PAS Newsletter) suggests they date to c. 25 to c. 60 AD. Hattat (Hattat, R 1985 Iron Age and Roman Brooches Oxbow) illustrates a similar brooch No. 250.
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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