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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Colchester derivative (Polden hill style) brooch of the Roman period, dating to AD 75 - AD 175. Approximately 30% of the brooch is present consisting of the bow and wings. The pin, spring, catchplate and foot are missing.In plan, the brooch is T-shaped, and D-shaped in cross section. The bow head is comma shaped in profile. The wings are D-shaped in cross section and are incomplete. A groove is present on the rear face of the wings which would have originally held the coiled spring. There is a protrusion on the upper edge of the wings in the centre which would have presumably been a rear facing hook to hold the spring, this is now damaged. The left side wing is also damaged at the outer edge. The decoration consists of a series of incised vertical grooves etched into the outer front surface. The reverse of the brooch is plain and undecorated. The brooch is mid-green in colour, and has an even surface patina. Hattatt (2004:p.300) illustrates several examples of this type of brooch (figure 159). All Colchester derivative (Polden Hill styles) brooches are considered to date from c.75 AD to c.175 AD. Other examples of this type of brooch have also been recorded on the database and have been discoverd across the country. Another example has been discovered very closely to this one in Worcestershire (WMID-B4A8C3). The brooch measures 16.58 mm in length and is 13.58 mm wide. It has a thickness of 7.53 mm and weighs 1.91 g.Hattatt, R. (2000) A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. Oxbow Books, Oxford.
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