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Description: | a copper alloy Roman bow brooch, of Colchester derivative hinged type.The wings are folded round to form a cylindrical case for the axis bar. There are five grooved lines decorating each wing. The pin is missing. The bow is D-shaped. There is a central longitudinal groove at the top of the bow, and four bands of transverse grooving evenly spaced along the bow above the catchplate, which is incomplete.The brooch measures 34.07mm in length and 29.65mm in width. It weighs 7.20g. Examples are noted from Hacheston (Blagg et al 2004, fig.65, nos. 126 and 133)which have a similar profile and mouldings on the wings and across the bow. | Subjects: | colchester derivative (hinged type) | 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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