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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of Colchester derivative rear hook type. The wings and the upper part of the bow survive the rest of this brooch is missing due to old breaks. The rear hook is gone and its remains appear to have been filed flat. The wings are semi-cylindrical and decorated with transverse grooves either side of the bow and a pair of diagonal groove at the tips. The bow is oval in section and has two longitudinal grooves running down it. This brooch measures 16.18mm in surviving length and 34.95mm in width. | Subjects: | Colchester derivative rear hook type | 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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