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Description: | Roman brooch: enamelled bow brooch, 2nd - early 3rd C AD.
The upper bow of the brooch is expanded to form a large, arrow-shaped field for decoration, divided up into cells. The field is made up of a large triangular expansion, with a stepped base. At the top of the field is a large lozengiform cell, connected by a thin linear section to a pentagonal cell at the base, forming a shape similar to an arrow. To either side of the arrow's 'shaft' there are large, subrectangular fields, set on an angle, and in the corners at the base of the field are two small circular cells. Each cell is coloured with enamel. Present colours are green, yellow and blue.
Below the decorative field, the lower bow is decorated with a single rib moulding, and its foot is zoomorphic, in the form of a stylised animal head.
The brooch has an even green patina, and is in good condition. Its hinged pin, though bent, remains intact. The catchplate is also intact.
Brooches of this type are of Continental origin and are found in all the North-West provinces and Pannonia, being particularly frequent finds from the excavation at Augst. They are sparsely distributed in the British Isles, with a possible focus in East Anglia.
Hull /Crummy type 182. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Ashby, Steven - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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