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Description: | Incomplete late Iron Age/ early Roman bow brooch, comparable with an Aucissa derivative (Hattatt no.341B). It is bent at the middle, creating an angle just over 90 degrees. It is missing a pin and the curl of the wings (that would have held the axis bar).The bow is incredibly flat and straight. Unbent, it would be 60mm long. The wingspan is 10mm and the width of the bow is 7mm below the wings. This tapers to c.5mm at the foot (some of this width is missing from the foot, so this measurement is estimated).The wings are slightly curving but basically flat. Each half of the wing is 4-5mm long. The gap for the pin is 5mm long and extends into the bow.The metal is very thin (c.0,5mm) and dark grey in colour, with a shiny surface ?patina.The bow is decorated with three vertical grooves, and correspondingly two wide-ish ribs. Rocker arm decoration runs down the grooves, and also strays onto the ribs.The catchplate is missing its curl but is 14.5mm long and max.7mm wide. The brooch weighs 3.19g. Bent, its length is 36mm.
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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