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Description: | a copper alloy Roman bow brooch in two pieces, Colchester derivative type with double pierced lug. The semi-cylindrical wing case contains a coil of six springs and axis bar in situ, but pin missing. The bow is D-shaped and tapers to its foot, which is incomplete. There is oblique incised decoration running down the bow. The catchplate is triangular, with a large triangular perforation. The brooch measures 51.9mm in conjoined length and is 18.6mm wide across the wings. It weighs 6.4g . Similar examples are known from Hacheston ( Blagg 2004, fig 63, no.82)dating from the mid first to early second century AD. | 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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