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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative T-shape brooch dating to the period c. AD 50 - 150. The pin, majority of the bow, foot and catchplate are missing. The brooch measures 9.7mm in surviving length, 32.75mm maximum width, 5.8mm thick and weighs 3.85 grams.The brooch exhibits cylindrical wings, one of which is damaged broadly in the centre. The wings are decorated with a diagonal incision which runs from the recess for the pin to the tips of the wings which are decoated with two vertical grooves. The copper-alloy axis bar survives, the pin is missing.The surviving fragment of the bow is 9.1mm before terminating in an old break. The bow is D shaped in cross section and is decorated with a groove running along the side of the bow. Within are two triangles where the tips face away from each other and terminate in two parallel grooves.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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