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Description: | a Roman copper alloy bow brooch, Langton Down type. It has a semi-cylindrical incomplete spring case with spring of eight coils. The pin and catchplate are missing. The bow is flat and tapers to a rounded tip c.1.5mm wide. The brooch is 12.75mm in width across the spring case, 30.83mm in length and weighs 3.36g. The surfaces are worn, but traces of reeding down the bow can be determined. A similar brooch is illustrated in Hattatt, fig.165, no.273
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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