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Description: | A complete copper-alloy bow brooch of Roman date. Two parallels for this unusual brooch were found in Carnuntum in modern day Austria and are illustrated in Hattatt's "Brooches of Antiquity" (1987; pp. 35; nos. 763 and 764). Hattatt labels the brooch a Kr??ftig Profilierte type and believes it to be a hybrid type, incorporating a head of an Aucissa brooch, a bow similar in form to a Hod Hill type (both 1st century) and a cathplate possibly derived from a 2nd century Pannonian knee brooch (1987; pp. 34).
The brooch is of solid construction and survives in good condition. The head has a flat top edge and an internal axis bar. The now bent copper-alloy pin is hinged within a slot at the centre of the head - it has a flattened upper "loop" attachment, is of circular section and tapers to a (probably deliberately) hooked point. The head has concave sides and a pointed side lobe at the bottom on each side. The arched bow has moulded decoration on its upper surface, consisting of a vertical central ridge and three transverse ridges at the bottom. The bow steps downwards into the foot section which also has a central vertical ridge and terminates in a forward-facing foot knob. The solid catchplate extends backwards at ninety degrees from the foot section and has a rolled top edge. The upper surface of the brooch has possible traces of tinning or silvering.
The object measures 40.7mm long, 14.3mm wide and 21.4mm deep. The weight is 9.36g. | Subjects: | Kr??ftig Profilierte | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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