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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Colchester Derivative, Polden Hill Type Brooch of the Roman period, circa AD 75 - AD 175.Around 25% of the brooch remains, consisting of the wings and the top of the bow. The spring, pin foot, most of the bow and catch plate are all missing presumed lost in antiquity. The semi-cylindrical wings are open at the reverse for the spring. The ends of the wings are pierced with a semi circle to hold the axis bar (now missing), and decoration is present in the form of a vertical groove at the very end of each wing. There are moulded semi circular plates at the shoulder between the head and the wings. The bottom of the bow, which would have had the catchplate on the reverse, is missing.The brooch measures 15.1 mm in length and is 30.0 mm wide. It has a thickness of 7.8 mm and weighs 7.3 g. The brooch is a light green in colour with an even patina. Abrasion caused by movement in the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail. Other examples of this type of brooch can be found on the database, including WMID-2CFDE1 and WMID-FD3305.
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