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Description: | a copper alloy Roman wing-and-fanbow brooch, humped type, first century AD. The brooch is incomplete, with the spring and pin missing. The wings are short and semi-cylidrical, with two incised lines of decoration close to each edge. The bow has two ribs of decoration running longitudinally to a transverse ridge, with the lower part terminating in the fanbow shape. This is outlined with a worn incised line down both edges, and a single line down the centre of the bow. The remains of the catchplate project at right angles from the centre back of the brooch. It measures 35.42mm in length and 18.76mm across the wings, and 20.84mm at the base of the fanbow. The brooch weighs 9g. | Subjects: | wing-and-fanbow | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Carr, Jane - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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