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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Colchester brooch, of Roman dating (AD 25 to AD 60).Approximately 75% of the brooch is present, consisting of the bow, wings, head, part of the spring, and an incomplete catch plate. The pin, and the rest of the spring are missing, presumed lost in antiquity.In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and D-shaped in cross section. The bow head is hump-like, and angular (comma shaped) in profile, with small flat rectangular wings projecting from either side at the top. An incomplete triangular catch plate extends from the reverse of the foot of the bow. The back of the brooch is undecorated. The wings are undecorated. Behind the head, on the reverse of the brooch, the brooch continues into a coiled spring, now incomplete. Three coils of the spring are present.The brooch measures 51.1 mm in length, 11.3 mm wide and 16.7 mm thick. It weighs 5.5 grams.The brooch is a mid green colour, and has an even surface patina.Several similar Colchester brooches have been recorded on the PAS database, including: GLO-DD7A54; LON-4D7B88, WMID-B2EA00 and HAMP-243A37.
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