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Description: | An incomplete and bent copper-alloy Roman Colchester bow brooch. It is missing the pin, catch plate and half of the spring 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. The bow is a flattened D-shape in section with a flat back and rounded front face and tapers to a sharp pointed foot. The front face of the bow is decorated with a central longitudinal groove with a central longitudinal wavey rib. On the back face of the foot are the remains of an integrally cast catch plate.This brooch measures 33.58mm in length, 18.24mm in width at wings, 10.20mm in width at bow, 2.34mm in thickness at bow, 6.88g in weight.There are similar examples published by Mackreth (Mackreth, 2011, Volume 2, p.28, plate 25, no.578). | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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