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Description: | An incomplete Iron Age to Roman copper-alloy Colchester one-piece brooch (AD 25-60).Part of the forward projecting hook, the spring and pin element and the catch-plate are missing.The wings are small and sub-rectangular, slightly convex at the front and slightly concave at the rear. There is a stub from which the spring emanated. The bow is convex at the front and slightly convex at the rear. The width and thickness of the bow diminishes evenly in size from the head towards the point at the bottom. Just beneath the head, the width of the bow is 4.9mm and its thickness is 3.7mm.This brooch is reddish brown with no trace of decoration.Length: 29.0mm; width: 11.3mm. Weight: 2.12g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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