|
Date: |
|
Description: | An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150) copper alloy Colchester Derivative T-shaped (initial) brooch with hinge mechanism, missing the curl of the catchplate and a fragment of the pin. The brooch measures 43.75mm in length and weighs 13.83grams.The tubular wingspan is 28.15mm, the wings are decorated with six vertical ridges on each wing, two of the ridges are decorated with transverse incisions running along its length. To the reverse is a slot which holds the pin, the pin has been bent inwards roughly halfway along its length.The bow (8.9mm wide) extends from the top of the wings and tapers towards the foot. The bow is decorated with two vertical grooves and three vertical ridges, the central ridge is decorated with transverse incisions.The complete catchplate is broadly triangular in plan with a circular perforation.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
BROOCH
An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150)…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150)…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150)…
-
BROOCH
A complete copper alloy Roman…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete Roman copper alloy…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete Roman (AD 50-150)…
-
BROOCH
Two fragments of an incomplete…
-
BROOCH
A complete Iron Age or…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete copper alloy Roman…
-
BROOCH
A complete Roman (AD 50-150)…
|