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Description: | A complete Roman cast copper alloy bow-and-fantail brooch dating to the late 1st to mid 2nd century. The complete hinged pin is no longer freely moving. The headloop is intact and the short wings are undecorated. The narrow arched bow flares to flat triangular foot. The foot is decorated with a so-called 'Celtic' motif made up of double trumpet shape in reserved metal and outlined by red enamel, which is extremely well preserved. The left corner of the foot is bent backwards. The catchplate is complete. Traces of tinning/silvering survive on the front surface. The brooch is 36.26mm in length, the wings are 14.61mm wide, the width at the centre of the bow is 3.62mm, the width at the foot (one corner bent) is 16.46mm. It is 13.56mm thick, the internal diameter of the headloop is 1.6mm and it weighs 6.57g. Hattatt's "Visual Catalogue" (2000) shows an identical brooch, p315, fig 174, no.76-461-815.
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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