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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative rear hook bow brooch. It is missing the spring and pin due to old breaks. The wings are semi-cylindrical in form decorated on their front faces with double vertical concave mouldings separated by a single vertical groove. At the centre of the head is an integrally cast rear facing hook that would have originally held in place the now missing spring. The bow is triangular in form and section, with flanged sides, tapering to a pointed foot. It is decorated with a central vertical groove that runs the length of the bow and has multiple diagonal notches to either side. On the back face of the foot is an integrally cast catchplate that is flat, triangular in form, and missing its outer edge due to old breaks. The entire object has a dark brown patina. It measures 44.92mm in length, 20.03mm in width at wings, 8.54mm in width at bow, 3.10mm in thickness at bow, and 6.37g in weight.This is an incomplete Roman Colchester derivative rear hook bow brooch. It finds parallels in examples published by Mackreth (2011: e.g. no. 893) and is of 1st century AD date, c.43-70 AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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