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Description: | A copper alloy Colchester one-piece brooch dating to AD 25-60. The brooch is incomplete and is missing the pin and part of the catchplate. The wings of the brooch are thin in cross section and are decorated from the middle to the outer edge with a raised area with incised diagonal lines. In the centre, the top of the bow narrows and contines to form a thin strip of copper alloy which loops back towards the top of the bow. The bow narrows to a sharp point and is decorated with a raised edge running along each side. In the centre there is a line of decoration comprising angled lines which create a zigzag effect running down the bow. The back of the brooch is undecorated and has the remnants of the catchplate extending back from the foot of the bow. The patina is dark green. Cf Hattatt, R, 2007, A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches, Oxbow Books, Oxford p 296, no 255.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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