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Description: | Cast copper alloy Wirral type bow brooch.
Quite a large example at 57mm long it is mostly complete. The headloop has broken off, as has the pin but the foot is still present. The head is stepped up to where the headloop would have been. There are two steps with moulded beading as decoration.
The upper part of the bow has a panel which is split into three vertical strips. These strips would have been filled with alternating squares of coloured enamel. There is very little left but one of the colours appears to be red enamel. At the knee of the brooch is a circular boss. The lower part of the bow tapers towards the foot. It is quite thin and most of the catchplate is missing. The foot is a simple spherical knob.
The brooch has an uneven surface due to corrosion and is a dark brown colour. | Subjects: | Wirral | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McIntosh, Frances | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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