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Description: | Fragment of copper alloy mid 1st century Romano-British bow brooch. This fragment represents the wings and heavily truncated bow of the brooch. The wings are complete and semicylindrical. The object is damaged and heavily encrusted with corrosion so it is impossible to say with any certainty whether the head had a hook fitting or just a pierced lug to hold the spring. Part of the copper alloy spring coil survives to one side of the wings, and it is just possible to discern four spirals, suggesting that it had eight over all. The pin shaft is entirely missing. There does not appear to be a crest running from the head onto the bow. The bow is oval in section and tapers. The original surface is missing and the brooch is heavily worn and damaged. The surface is now dark brown, and where that is further pitted, it is creamy white and bright green. The break edge is similarly patinated suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The fragment is 13.6mm long, 18.72mm wide across the wings, 5.48mm wide across the bow, 2.42mm thick and weighs 3.44g.
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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