File:Roman, Colchester Derivative (Polden Hill) Type Brooch (FindID 716324).jpg

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Roman: Colchester Derivative (Polden Hill) Type Brooch
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Helen Glenn, 2015-04-16 09:43:14
Title
Roman: Colchester Derivative (Polden Hill) Type Brooch
Description
English: An incomplete copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Part 3, Group 4.d, flat wing ends type) of the Roman period, circa AD 80-5 to AD 120..

Approximately 95% of the brooch is present, consisting of the head, bow, both wings, most of the spring, axis bar, catchplate and foot. The pin and the central section of the spring are missing, presumed lost in antiquity.

In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and D-shaped in cross section. The bow head is hump-like, and angular (comma shaped) in profile, with cylindral wings projecting from either side at the top. An incomplete rearward facing hook is present at the head of the bow, this still holds part of the spring. Four centrally positioned vertical grooves run down the top half of the bow. There is also some more decoration in the form of two diagonal grooves on each side edge of the bow. There is a vertical ridge next to the semi circular wing end caps and three humps on the edge of the bow just above where the wings meet the bow. The spring sits in the semi cylindrical groove behind the wings at the back of the brooch. The spring is copper alloy and is heavily corroded, which makes the coil difficult to see, there is probably an iron axis bar present in the cylindrical groove behind the wings aswell. The back of the brooch is undecorated save for a rectangular ridge running centrally down the back of the bow. This ridge culminates in the catch plate, this consists of a medium triangular plate with a folded outer edge to hold the pin, now missing. The foot consists of a ridged circular collar at the base of the bow with a spherical knop below that.

The brooch measures 45.2 mm in length and is 19.8 mm wide. It has a thickness of 9.8 mm and weighs 14.7 g.

The brooch is a dark green to brown in colour and has an even patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail.

Other examples of this type of brooch have been recorded on the database, including WMID-0514FE and WMID-AD27D3.

Depicted place (County of findspot) Warwickshire
Date between 80 and 120
Accession number
FindID: 716324
Old ref: WMID-F75156
Filename: WMIDF75156.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
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/513165
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/513165/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/716324
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Object location52° 10′ 48.72″ N, 1° 49′ 00.34″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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