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Description: | A copper alloy Roman bow brooch fragment, Colchester derivative type. It consists of part of the semi-cylindrical wing case with transverse moulding of notched banded decoration, and the upper bow bow only. The rearward facing hook has snapped off. The bow is square-sectioned and faceted, with a central double-ribbed panel with hached decoration. It tapers toward the bow. The fragment measures 28.7mm in surviving length and 21.22mm in width. It weighs 8.77g. A similar example from Hatcheston but with wavy-line decoration, is illustrated in Blagg et al, 2004, no 74, and dates to c.43-65 AD | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Carr, Jane - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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