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Description: | Copper alloy bow brooch. T shaped/tapering bow. Incomplete. Wings, head and short piece of bow remaining. The wings are short and cylindrical, housing the axis bar for a hinged pin (head only remaining). The front of the wings are decorated with a groove at the distal ends. At the head of the bow is an off centre projecting chain loop (Rectangular band with a broken circular loop above). The bow and head are continuous. The bow is c-sectioned, convex fronted and decorated with a groove along each side and a raised lozenge stud with cross-hatched incised lines. The bow is broken off below this. The back of the bow is hollowed. Date: Roman - AD 1st - 2nd century. Ref: Hattatt's Visual Catalogue, p. 303, fig. 162, No. 386 (decoration) and 908 (chain loop)
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