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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Colchester Derivative Polden Hill type brooch of the Roman period, dating from AD 75 - AD 175.Approximately 80% of the brooch is present, consisting of the head, bow, both wings, most of the spring and axis bar. The pin, foot and catchplate 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 cylindral wings projecting from either side at the top. The bow tapers to a broken point that has a well developed patina. The bow is decorated with a raised central ridge running down the centre of the bow, which has been decorated with diagonal incised lines. There is a groove either side of this ridge. There is a vertical ridge next to the semi circular wing end caps and a semi circular ridge on the edge of the bow just above where the wings meet the bow on each side. The spring sits in the semi cylindrical groove behind the wings at the back of the brooch. The spring is copper alloy and is heavily corroded, which makes the coil difficult to see, there is probably an iron axis bar present in the cylindrical groove behind the wings aswell. The back of the brooch is undecorated.The brooch measures 26.2 mm in length and is 24.8 mm wide. It has a thickness of 8.7 mm and weighs 11.4 g.The brooch is a dark green in colour and has an even patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail.Other examples of this type of brooch have been recorded on the database, including WMID-0514FE, WMID-AD27D3, WMID-50E454 and WMID-F75156.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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