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Description: | Roman copper alloy bow brooch, 43mm long, 27mm wide and 15mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a green patina and weighs 12.71grams. The brooch has semi-circular sectioned wings which are decorated with a shallow curved depression, along side two narrow incised vertical lines. The bow is mounted on a rectangular shaped base which protrudes obviously from the base of the wing. It has a raised ridge running its length, which terminates at the top with a small protrusion, possibly a hook or loop. On either side of the ridge the bow is decorated with an incised elongated triangle which terminates just above a circular shaped protrusion which is crossed with a raised ridge. The brooch terminates with a decorative circular foot and has a catchplate 16mm long which has a curled edge, 10mm long. | Subjects: | bow | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Scott, Wendy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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