2024-03-29T07:59:54+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/470657/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/470657/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/470657/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/470657/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/470657/format/pdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/470657/format/rdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/470657470657PUBLIC-801056PAS4EB80105001C25BROOCHHeadstud41.616.29.811ROMAN75200An incomplete copper-alloy enamelled headstud brooch of Roman date. The wings are rectangular in plan and rectangular in cross section. The bow projects outwards as a ninety degree angle and widens slightly before curving and narrowing towards the foot. The bow has a circular projection which is decorated with a central raised circular section surrounded by a circumferential groove which contains traces of enamel. A raised longitudinal ridge is visible along the remaining length of the bow which contains two lines of triangular recesses which point inwards and a line of central lozenegeform recesses. The triangular recesses are filled with traces of enamel. The reverse of the brooch is flat and undecorated. The catchplate is incomplete and bent.
The brooch is generally in very good condition. It weighs 9.8 grams, has a length of 41.6 mm and a head width of 6.2 mm.2011-11-07 16:02:132013-04-18 10:21:28412011-11-061Certain112121PAS4EB80105001C2572PUBLICCopper alloy10627IncompleteGoodROMANROx41218p0gjgrs69wsROMANROx41218p0gjgrs69wsMetal detectorCircaCirca45354443925170704392541427Restricted AccessST8332ST83SWCheddelwich26344646101353391Brooch Colchester 1.JPG187Brooch Colchester 1The Portable Antiquities Scheme5images/kiwidigger/South WestOperations to a depth less than 0.25 mCultivated landEuropean RegionUnitary AuthorityWiltshireUnitary AuthorityWiltshireCivil Parish51.0875-2.25864Restricted AccessReturned to finder96665