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BROOCH
Unique ID: BH-6480C4
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative (two-piece) brooch, dating from the mid to late 1st century.
The wings are of thin section, with flat surfaces. At the centre of the underside is a perforated lug, into which the now-missing axis bar would originally have slotted. Part of the spring mechanism does survive, held in place by the external chord, which sits within a second lug, located directly above the first. At either end of the upper surface of the wings there is a pair of transverse grooves. A ridge on top of the head extends into the bow, the latter of which is of flattened-oval section and has been squashed. The width and thickness of the bow decrease towards the foot, where there is a transverse groove. The closed catchplate has a rolled outer side. The brooch measures 33.6mm long, 19.4mm wide and weighs 4g.
Class: Colchester derivative
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.6 mm
Width: 19.4 mm
Weight: 4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 5th December 2010
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 10/179 - 12
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