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An incomplete Roman cast copper alloy Colchester-derivative two-piece bow brooch (1st century AD).
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2010-04-14 13:43:26
Title
An incomplete Roman cast copper alloy Colchester-derivative two-piece bow brooch (1st century AD).
Description
English: An incomplete Roman cast copper alloy Colchester-derivative two-piece bow brooch (1st century AD). The find consists of an almost complete Colchester-derivative brooch; only the tip of the pin, and the base of the foot and catchplate are missing. The brooch has a plate at the back of the head which is pierced twice; the axis bar for the spring passes through the lower hole and the external chord through the upper hole. A hemispherical recession runs along the reverse of the head and the pin bar fits inside this. The sprung pin has seven turns and has broken only at the outermost left point. At the shoulders of the brooch, the bow has a prominent raised central ridge and the bow radiates across the shoulders. The bow has a steep curve away from the head of the brooch and gradually narrows down the shaft. It has a D-shaped section with a flat back and a raised central ridge which is divided by a deep incision running along the central point at the front. The foot of the brooch has broken off, taking with it a considerable amount of the catchplate. What remains is a broken edge at the lowest point of the bow, and a small projection on the reverse that represents the upper edge of the catchplate. Approximately the lower 40% of the pin is also missing. Hattatt (2000) illustrates a similar brooch, fig. 156 ref. 1455, and assigns a 1st century AD date. This date range is supported by Bayley and Butcher (2004).

Dimensions: length: 35.56mm; width: 18.37mm; thickness: 2.46mm; weight: 5.28g.

References: Hattatt, R. 2000. A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt’s Ancient Brooches. Oxbow Books., Oxford
Bayley, J. and Butcher, S. 2004. Roman Brooches in Britain. The Society of Antiquaries, London.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 1 and 100
Accession number
FindID: 285548
Old ref: LON-F278D2
Filename: Rosenfeld - brooch - Dec 09.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
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Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/276451/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/285548
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Object location51° 44′ 24″ N, 0° 13′ 54.22″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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