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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch, probably a Hod Hill/Aucissa variant, from around the mid 1st century AD. Unfortunately the artefact is worn with losses and abrasions to the bow and head. The bow is wide at c. 4mm, widening slightly at the head. It features a number of incised lines: four according to the image provided (see notes, below). At the head the brooch is bent up and round on itself to form a thin cylinder with central notch. This open cylinder would have taken an axis bar around which the pin would have been hinged; both elements are now missing. The arrangement at the foot end is difficult to discern from the image. There appears to be a step down to the terminal and the foot appears to have been broken before a potential footknob. The state of the catchplate, typically located at the back of the foot, is unknown as this view of the object has not been depicted.
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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