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Description: | A small Roman copper alloy bow brooch dating from the first or second centuries AD. The bow is plain, D shaped in section and tapering. At the head of the brooch, the wings are of the Polden Hill type, with pierced ends securing the axis bar. The hinged pin is missing. A small fragment of the catchplate remains. Extending from the head of the brooch is a circular head loop mounted on a small rectangular moulding. The rectangular moulding possesses a rib of diagonally knurled decoration with a horizontal groove either side. The brooch measures 31mm in length. The bow measures 7mm in width, whilst the wings measure 18mm in width.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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