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Description: | Cast copper alloy Wirral type bow brooch dating to the late 1st- 2nd century AD.
The brooch is quite corroded and has a very uneven surface. It is however mostly complete. The pin was hinged and the axis bar remains although the pin is now missing.
The headloop has broken at the base of the loop. The head is stepped with an unusual design between the step and the loop. It is a rectangular panel split into 3 triangles, these would presumably have been filled with enamel but they are now empty.
The upper part of the bow has a rectangular panel split into 3 longitudinal strips. Each strip would have been filled with alternating coloured squares of enamel. Most of the enamel is missing now but enough remains to see that there was red and yellow used.
The knee of the bow has a circular raised knob cast integrally. It is decorated with an incised X. The lower part of the bow has a central slightly raised ridge and it narrows towards the foot.
The foot is plain. The catchplate is still present. | Subjects: | Wirral | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McIntosh, Frances | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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