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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Colchester brooch, of Roman dating (AD 25 to AD 60).Approximately 50% of the brooch is present, consisting of the bow, a wing, head, and an incomplete catch plate. The pin, the other wing and spring are missing, presumed lost in antiquity.In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and D-shaped in cross section. The bow head is hump-like, and angular (comma shaped) in profile, with incomplete flat rectangular wings projecting from either side at the top. An incomplete triangular catch plate extends from the reverse of the foot of the bow. The back of the brooch is plain and undecorated. The wing is plain and undecorated. Behind the head, on the reverse of the brooch, is a cylindrial groove, which would have originally held the spring.The brooch measures 83.3 mm in length, 18.3 mm wide and 11.6 mm thick. It weighs 11.8 grams.The brooch is a mid green colour, and has an even surface patina.Several similar Colchester brooches have been recorded on the PAS database, including: GLO-DD7A54; LON-4D7B88, WMID-B2EA00 and HAMP-243A37.
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