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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester (one-piece) brooch, dating from the Late Iron Age to Early Roman period.The short wings are of flat section, with straight, parallel sides and squared-off ends. Two distorted coils of the spring survive, extending from the centre of the head's underside. Above this point there are the remains of a strap which would originally have formed a second lug, for the external chord. The bow is of sub-rectangular section, its straight sides converging towards the bottom, where there is a pointed, out-turned foot and the remains of a catchplate.Length: 40.7mm; width: 8.6mm. Weight: 2.59g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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