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Description: | Roman bow brooch, a hinged Continental Hod Hill variant with thick white metal coating dating to the first century AD.
The white metal coating is only on the front (visible when worn) surfaces. It is possible it was meant to look like silver and so make the brooch seem more expensive.
It is a hinged example, the pin is missing. The wings are short and quite angular.
The first part of the bow is curved with a rectangular cross section. The front part is decorated with beaded lines down the edge and 2 circular hollows. At the end of this part of the bow is a moulded collar and then the bow is straight. This is where the catchplate starts. The catchplate has a small circular peforation close to the bow.
The bow narrows to a foot which is a semi-circular disc, being flat on the back and protruding at the front.
This is an unusual type of brooch to find in England. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McIntosh, Frances | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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