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Description: | A probable Roman brooch made of cast copper alloy. Only a fragment of the lower portion of the bow remains. This fragment incorporates the catchplate. In section the bow is a 'C' shape with the opening at positioned at one side of the bow. Within the void there is a length of corroded iron, which is presumably a fragment of the pin. The front of the bow is decorated with notches along the vertical edges. The foot is squared and is rectangular at the base. The surface of the bow has a heavy brown/green patina. It measures 25.82mm long, 6.64mm wide and 8.18mm thick. It weighs 4.4g. The types of brooches which tend to have this 'C' sectioned bow are P-shaped brooches and crossbow brooches, which date to the 3rd to 4th centuries. Hattat (Hattat, R. 1987 Brooches of Antiquity Oxbow) illustrates crossbow brooches with similar decoration, No. 1265 for example.
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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