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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman bow brooch, possibly a knee type. Through the surviving half of the cylindrical wings are the remains of an iron axis bar for a hinged pin mechanism. The surviving wing is largely undecorated expect for a rib at the terminal end. The pin is also missing. The bow turns sharply upwards from the head, then curves and tapers to an incomplete pointed foot. The solid bow is rectangular in section and has a vertical groove running down the centre of the front and another one on each of the sides of the bow. The catch plate is missing. The surviving length is 34.7mm, the surviving width is 14.6mm, the thickness is 21.7mm and the weight is 13.27g. | Subjects: | Knee? Bow | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Staves, Lisa - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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