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Description: | Incomplete & very worn cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch.The brooch is a probable Langton Down variant type with encased spring.The wings of the brooch are tubular in shape. The remains on the spring fitting are encased within the wings and there is a slot for the pin on the reverse. Where the upper part of the bow meets the wings there is a moulded semi-circular ridge and below this are faint traces of blue triangles of enamel inlay flanking either side of the bow. The lower part of the bow and catchplate are missing.This brooch is dated c.40-100 AD.
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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