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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Colchester brooch of late Iron Age to early Roman date. The head of the brooch is comprised of short rectangular wings from which an integral forward facing hook projects from the centre of upper edge. The hook is worn and broken and the pin and pin mechanism no longer survive. A D-shaped sectioned bow projects centrally from the front of the wings tapering gradually towards a worn pointed. The bow is bent sideways at a roughly 90 degree angle two thirds of the way down its length. The brooch appears undecorated and the catchplate no longer remains.The metal has a mid reddish-brown patina and is worn. The brooch is 41.5mm long, 8.5mm wide, 2.6mm thick and weighs 2.4g.A similar example is illustrated in Hattatt p.296, fig.155 no.15 and is dated to circa AD 25 - 75.
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