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Description: | A Roman copper alloy cast bow and fantail brooch (1st-2nd century). The brooch has short wings which form a cylindrical housing for a hinged pin (now lost). The front face of the brooch is decorated with a moulded cast design below the wings from which the fantail extends. The reverse is undecorated, amd a rib extends along the tail to form a sub-triangular catch plate. The brooch has an extensive white metal coating.
Dimensions: Length 44.9mm; width 16.7mm; weight 5.81g | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Levick, Paula - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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