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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman rear hook Colchester derivative brooch. The head has a wide semi-cylindral wings, each decorated with two transverse, beaded ridges, one in the centre and one at the outer edge. To the reverse of the head the hook, spring and pin are all missing, but traces of iron corrosion can be seen in places. The bow is strongly curved in profile, with flattened sides and a slight hump at the top where it joins the head. It is decorated with two longitudinal beaded ridges in the centre. To the reverse of the lower bow is a very small roughly triangular catch-plate, folded over to hold the pin at its end.It fits best into Mackreth's (2011) CD RH Type 3, although the specific sub-type is not clear.Length: 40.80mm, width: 29.25mm, thickness: 10.67mm, weight: 11.05g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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