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Description: | A very worn and incomplete Roman Colchester bow brooch. It is missing most of the pin and outer edge of he catchplate due to old breaks. The wings are rectangular in form and section with no surviving decorative elements. At the centre of the wings is an integral rear hook that folds forwards onto the head of the bow. This holds in place an integral spring chord and spring of 10 coils, as well as a separately cast copper-alloy axis bar, and the remains of the now incomplete pin. The bow is D-shaped in section with flat back face and rounded front face that has suffered from extensive post-depositional corrosion. At its head the bow has a steeply curve profile, tapering to a pointed foot and perhaps with the remains of a vertical rib or groove on its front face, but this is uncertain due to the preservation of the object. On the back face of the foot is an integral catchplate that is triangular in form, missing its outer edge due to old breaks. The entire object measures 30.94mm in length, 17.62mm in width at wings, 4.34mm in width at bow, 2.39mm in thickness at bow, and 3.35g in weight.This is an incomplete Roman Colchester bow brooch. It finds parallels in examples published by Hattatt (1989: nos. 14, 15) and is of 1st century AD date, c.25-60 AD.
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