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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Colchester derivative (Polden Hill) brooch of Roman date (AD75 toAD175).Approximately 50% of the brooch is present, consisting of the head, bow, spring and wings. The catch plate is incomplete. The foot and pin are missing, presumably 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. A ridge is present at the junction between the bow and the wings. The wings have been decorated with wide groove, approximately centrally.Each of the wings has a sub circular wing cap, with a central piercing to hold the axis bar.. A rearward facing hook, is located at the head of the brooch. The back of the brooch is plain and undecorated. A cylindrical groove is present behind the wings, this still containsthe original spring.The brooch measures 36.4mmlength, is 33.7 mmwide across wings and 13.8 mmthick. It weighs 14.8 grams.The brooch is a mid to dark green colour, with an even patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface.Similar brooches can be seen in Richard Hattatt's Visual Guide to Ancient brooches (p 300, fig 159). Similar brooches have been recorded on thePAS database as WMID-3FEF37,WMID-B9A0A7, WMID-60DFE3 and WMID-983285.Reference:Hattatt, R. (2000) A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. Oxbow Books, Oxford.
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