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Description: | A Roman copper alloy light crossbow brooch (AD280-410). The wings are fully closed encompassing the iron axis bar and form the cross bar. There is a lump of iron corrosion midway along the cross bar where the spring would be. The pin is no longer present. The central knob projects slightly back from the crossbar and the reverse is flat. Both the terminals of the crossbar and the central knob have a groove and then a rounded moulding. The upper bow is highly arched and has a rectangular cross-section. At the lower bow is a pronounced horizontal raised rib. The sheath foot is narrow and undecorated. Dark green patina.
The brooch is very similar to no. 279 found at Richborough and dated AD 280+ (Bayley and Butcher 2004: 109).
Dimensions: length 56.19mm; width of wings 29.50mm; width of bow 3.59mm; thickness 24.33mm; weight 9.89g.
Reference: J Bayley and S Butcher. Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection. The Society of Antiquaries London [page: 109] | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Levick, Paula - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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