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Description: | A copper alloy Roman divided bow brooch. The main body is made of a sheet of copper alloy. The foot is plain with a square end slightly serrated for decoration. There is no division between the foot and the bow. Behind the foot there is a projecting hooked lug to catch the pin rather than the typical Roman catchplate. The bow has a concave curve where it joins the foot, then concave, giving an overall S shape the the brooch in profile. The bow is divided by a cut out rectangle (11mm by 2.5mm) along the length of the concave part. The 2 remaining parts of the bow here are triangular in section (unlike the rest of the brooch which is a flat sheet) with the apex to the front face of the brooch. The head is a plain rectangular plate (17.8mm by 5.8mm). Behind it are 2 projecting lugs to hold the hinged pin in place. The pin is also copper alloy (but a different alloy with a greener patina). It was originally curved and is also now bent, giving a surviving length of 2mm, with a circular section (1.5mm diameter) narrowing to a sharp point. It no longer engages with the catch as a result of the bending. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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