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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooch dating to the period c. AD 43 - 100. The spring and pin are missing,The brooch measures 36.88 mm in length, 18.22 mm in maximum width (across the wings), and weighs 6.29 g. The head exhibits D shaped wings without any decoration. The wings house remains of an incomplete projection which would have housed a coil of the spring.Projecting from the head there is an oval in cross-section bow. It measures 5.20 mm in width, below the head, tapering away to 1.05 mm at which point it flattens and widens out to form the catch-plate. The catch-plate is 11.67 mm at its widest and is broadly triangular.The brooch has a smooth green patina.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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