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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester type one-piece bow brooch dating to the Late Iron Age/Early Roman Period circa (AD 25-60). The brooch is missing the spring, the pin, the forward facing hook and the catch-plate. The brooch has the partial remains of the wings that form a T-shape and have rounded terminals. The spring is missing behind the wings and only the remains of the projecting claw and forward facing hook to hold the spring in place are present. The bow projects outwards from the head which is angular in profile. The bow then tapers inwards towards the foot. The bow is without decoration on both faces or the decoration is now discernible due to corrosion. The remains of the catch-plate are evident as a small rib at the rear of the foot. Here the original surface of the brooch is visible suggesting the catch plate has been damaged in the plough soil rather than in antiquity. The brooch has a dark brown coloured patina across all surfaces.Mackreth (2011) illustrates a similar example on page 25, Plate 22, No.211, which is dated to the Late Iron Age/Early Roman Period. There are other examples on the database that have been discovered near Newquay, Cornwall (CORN-5E3C15) and Teffont, Wiltshire (WILT-025937).Mackreth, D.F., (2011) Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain Oxford, Oxbow Books.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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