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Description: | An incomplete late Iron Age (c.100 BC-AD c.50) brooch made from copper alloy. At the head, the bow tapers towards the coil of the spring which is round in cross section and 2.32mm thick. One full coil and the start of the next turn are present. The break is irregular, it is not very worn. The surviving coil has been bent up away from the bow. The rest of the spring and pin are missing.The bow is a flattened strip, rectangular in cross section, which narrows to terminate in a point at the foot end. The front of the bow is decorated with two incised lines running vertically down the length. Each side of the bow also features a single incised line running vertically down its length.The catch plate is integral with the bow and features a single large rectangular opening. The catch plate is damaged and survives only as two projecting arms. These are very thin which may explain how they have come to be broken and distorted.The brooch has a dark green patina with patches of black. There is no evidence of surface decoration. Overall the brooch measures 62.12mm in length x 13.57mm wide x 10.98mm thick. It weighs 4.84g.This brooch is a La Tene III type. See Hattatt 1982, figure 16. For a similar brooch on the database see LIN-2E8C1D.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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