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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Colchester Derivative (Polden Hill) Style brooch of the Roman Period, circa AD 75 - AD 175.Around 90% of the brooch remains, consisting of the wings, bow, catchplate and foot. The spring and pin 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 right wing has a diagonal groove incised on the surface, and both wings have a groove incised at the edge. A complete rearward facing hook is present at the head of the bow, this would have held part of the spring. The decoration on the front of the brooch consists of two irregular shaped depressions either side of a design made up of two diamonds joined together, the top and bottom are joined to triangular sections. Below this design is an oval protruding from the brooch. The foot consists of a semi circular knop at a right angle to the brooch. The catch plate is small and triangular with a folded edge that would have held the pin. The reverse of the brooch is plain and undecorated. The brooch measures 44.0 mm in length, and is 16.2 mm wide. It has a thickness of 4.9 mm and weighs 6.6 g.The brooch is a light green in colour and has an even patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst in 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 and WMID-9C7F85.
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