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Description: | This is a fragment of a Roman copper-alloy bow brooch, probably a dolphin or Polden Hill type of the 1st century AD. The foot, wings, catch-plate and pin are now missing leaving the head and the top part of the bow and possibly part of the axis bar for the spring or hinge. The bow is decorated on the upper section with three longitudinal ribs. The centre rib appears slightly raised and narrower than the 2 outer ribs, which may have been formed by inlaying a pale-coloured metal.
Overall, the brooch has a pale green patination and is in poor condition. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Trevaskus, Rod | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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