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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative double-lug brooch. The head has a short, semi-cylindral wings with a transverse groove at each end. There is a moulded crest in the centre of the head, which turns into a triple pierced lug to the reverse. This holds the chord and the surviving half of the pin head. The bow is slightly curved in profile with a longitudinal ridge running down the centre of the outer face decorated with faint transverse nicks and slightly raised ridges along each edge. The foot tapers to a rounded point To the reverse of the lower bow is the catch-plate remains complete. It survives in very fine condition with a shiny green patina.This form was in use from around the Conquest into the later 1st century AD.Length: 53.31mm, width: 18.73mm, thickness of head: 12.58mm, thickness of bow: 2.39mm, thickness at catchplate: 12.46mm, 9.8g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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