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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper-alloy Roman brooch, probably of Two-piece Colchester type, c. 1st century AD. The remains of the brooch consist of a most of the cylindrical crossbar with a notch in the centre to accommodate the hinge pin; the copper-alloy hinge and possibly iron axial pin are still intact, but the brooch pin itself is now missing. Approximately two-thirds of the brooch neck and body remain and taper to a foot and catchplate, now missing; the brooch body ranges from sub-trianular in cross-section to semi-circular in cross-section. The brooch is decorated down the body with a vertical raised rib running the length of the brooch, which has been further decorated with incised horizontal lines. Further decoration is illegible due to the severe surface corrosion and wear. The brooch is of a dark green to greenish-brown colour and has an uneven and rough surface texture. The fragment measures 19.8 mm long, 21.9 mm wide at crossbar, 4 mm approximate diameter of crossbar, 3.2 mm thick at body break-end; the brooch weighs 3.8 grams.
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