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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman crossbow brooch of circa 4th-century date. The brooch is a rare example as it has been hollow-cast. All that survives is the head of the brooch, consisting of the wings and the top of the bow. One full onion knop survives on the terminal of one wing. The other has broken off, leaving behind the torn metal. The top knop still survives but has been bent out of shape and pushed to the side. The wings have a hexagonal section and traces of gilding can be seen on the surface. There is a collar before the onion knops. The head of the brooch and the bow have been made separately and then joined together. The bow has a plate on the upper section that appears to have been soldered to the head. There is also a copper alloy rivet extending through the plate, through the bow and into the upper knop. The brooch is missing its pin, the bow and the catchplate elements, all of the breaks appear torn and irregular presumably because the sheet metal is so thin and not load bearing. A more precise classification is made more difficult by the wear and corrosion the brooch has suffered. The whole suffers from bronze disease and is largely mid brownish-green in colour.
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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