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Description: | An incomplete and worn copper-alloy Roman Colchester bow brooch. It is missing the majority of the hook, the spring, pin and catch plate due to old breaks, now worn.The wings are rectangular, short and flat. They are separated at their centre by an integrally cast rectangular hook. This is a flattened D-shape in section and curves forwards towards the head of the brooch, before terminating in old breaks. The bow is oval in section, undecorated and tapers to a sharp pointed foot. On the back face of the foot are the remains of an integrally cast catch plate.This brooch measures 63.61mm in length, 18.28mm in width at wings, 6.21mm in width at bow, 4.14mm in thickness at bow, 9.14g in weight.There are similar examples published by Hattatt (Hattatt, 1989, nos. 14-15) and recorded on the PAS database (SF-774E50).
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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