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Description: | An incomplete and worn copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative Polden Hill bow brooch. It is missing the spring, pin, axis bar, foot and catch plate due to old breaks, now worn.The wings are semi-cylindrical and have folded cylindrical ends. The front of the wings are decorated with a pair of transverse grooves. The terminal of the rear hook is missing. The bow is D-shaped in section with flat back and rounded front face and tapers to the foot. On the back face of the foot are the remains of an integrally cast catch plate.This brooch measures 51.31mm in length, 24.59mm in width at the wings, 8.79mm in width at the bow, 4.91mm in thickness, 6.40g in weight.There is a similar example recorded by Hattatt (Hattatt, 1989, p.300, no. 896).
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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