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Description: | Incomplete late Iron Age to early Roman (1st century) cast copper alloy bow brooch, probably of a continental type. The wings are tubular, enclosing the spring mechanism. The bow is incomplete, with a worn break after a globular moulding. The brooch has a dark-green patina, however most of the original surface has been removed, with the metal being red-brown in colour. The wings are 17.55mm wide, 6.98mm in diameter, the bow is 5.13mm wide, 20.4mm thick and the globular moulding is 5.40mm wide and 7.39mm thick. The surviving section of the brooch is 21.24mm long and it weighs 4.15 grams. | Subjects: | continental bow | 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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