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Description: | A Roman copper alloy bow brooch. It is a Colchester Derivative type, complete except for coil and pin. The head has moulded decoration, with a raised circle on the top and side ribs with transverse line decoration running down the length of the bow. There is a central panel with a groove and small raised circles within it, also running down the bow to the foot. The wings each have a diagonal line from their top near the brooch head, running to the centre of each terminal. Each has three raised rings, the two outer ones being pierced. The wings are semi-cylindrical and there is a rear-facing hook. The catchplate is triangular with a strong pin-notch. The catchplate has openwork decoration of three triangular perforations. The brooch measures 57.67mm in length, 41mm in width and weighs 24.8g. It dates to the mid-first century 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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