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Colchester-Derivative Brooch
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Finder
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County
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Date Recorded
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Hidden
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SUFFOLK
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Sun February 26, 2012
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Recorded By
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Views
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Validated by
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Hidden
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228
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David Lange
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Material
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Size (mm)
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Date
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Copper alloy
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43mm x 15mm
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1st century AD
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Description:
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An incomplete Colchester two-piece bow brooch of the early Roman period.
It is of the type that has a double-pierced lug for the spring mechanism, the lower perforation to hold the axis bar of the spring, and the upper one to secure its chord. The spring mechanism and a fragment of the pin survive. Only one wing survives, it is semi-cylindrical and undecorated. The oval-section bow tapers slightly to a blunt foot, and has decoration consisting of a longitudinal median groove with punched transverse grooves on either side, running from the head to the mid-bow and a single transverse groove at the foot. The back of the brooch has a triangular openwork catchplate.
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Keywords:
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Colchester-Derivative Brooch
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Object Type:
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Brooch
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Object Classification:
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Bow
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Object Sub-classification:
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Colchester two-piece
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Object Description:
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Incomplete
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Object Inscription:
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Period:
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Roman
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Date Range:
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1st century AD
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Primary Material:
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Copper alloy
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Additional Material:
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Method of Manufacture:
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Cast
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Surface Treatment:
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Weight (grams):
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Size (mm):
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43mm x 15mm
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References:
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Comments:
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Findspot:
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Beck Row
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County:
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SUFFOLK
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Recorded elsewhere:
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No
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Finder:
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Hidden
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Metal Detector Used:
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Record validated by:
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David Lange
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UKDFD Copyright 2007
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