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Description: | A copper-alloy P-shaped bow brooch, dating to the third century AD. The head comprises a semi-cylindrical spring-casing decorated with a simple step and groove moulding running its width. The spring-casing possesses circular, pierced end-plates which secure the axis bar and spring which are intact. The pin is missing. The head extends to an arched rectangular-section bow decorrated with two longitudinal grooves and a central knurled rib. A semi-circular forward facing flange separates the bow from the foot. The foot is oval in section, has an integral sheath catchplate which extends the full length of the foot. The foot terminates with a small semi-circular forward-facing flange. The brooch measures 52mm in length; the spring-casing measures 20mm in width; the foot, 7mm 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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