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Description: | Fragment of copper alloy T-shape bow brooch. Upper bow and part of the wings only. The wings are both incomplete. They are cylindrical and have a large notch between them for the attachment of the pin (missing) to the axis bar (traces of iron corrosion only remaining). The head is flat with the stub of a chain loop at the top. The remaining section of bow is rectangular with a slightly hollowed back. It is decorated with triangular and lozenge recesses for enamel. No enamel remains. Below this section the bow is slightly angled in above where originally there was an stylised acanthus knop (missing). It is similar to a more complete example in Hattatt, (2000) A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattat's Brooches. p 303, Fig. 162, No. 387 . Roman - 1st to 2nd century Dimensions: 19.85 mm x 15.38 mm x 6.27 mm Weight: 3.36 g
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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