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Description: | A worn, incomplete and distorted colchester type Roman bow brooch. A one piece brooch with short flat wings, the hook which held the now missing cord comes out of the body and is bent forward onto the bow. the spring and pin and catchplate are missing. The bow is unusual as it is flattened and has a rectangular section and is decorated with a central longitudinal band of beading. This brooch is similar to Hattatt no 1456 (Hattatt 1989, 296, fig 155, 1456). It measures 36.08mm in length and 11.75mm in width. | Subjects: | colchester | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Minter, Faye - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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