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Description: | 2008 T90: Two silver terminals from a Roman brooch.
British Museum Report:
Two silver terminals, probably from the cross-bar of a crossbow or ??P??-shaped brooch. The terminals consist of sheet silver wrapped around the copper-alloy cross-bar pin. The terminals are hexagonal in section with moulded collars and elongated knobbed ends. The socketed ends flair slightly.
Discussion: it is unclear if these terminals broke away from the brooch or were deliberately cut in the manner of Hacksilber.
L.: 16.5mm W.: 6.1mm (socketed end) Wt.: 1.8g (Finder ref.: 021-AO325)
L.: 16.5mm W: 5.4mm (socketed end) Wt.: 1.8g (Finder ref.: 021-AO340)
Date: 4th century AD
Note: this item is made substantially of silver and is more than 300 years old, and thus qualifies as treasure as stipulated in the Treasure Act 1996.
Dr Richard Hobbs
Curator, Romano-British Collections, Prehistory & Europe, The British Museum
30th June 2008 | Subjects: | Crossbow or 'P'-shaped | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McLean, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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