|
Date: |
|
Description: | This is a fragment of a Roman copper-alloy bow brooch, probably a dolphin or Polden Hill type of the 1st century AD. The foot, wings, catch-plate and pin are now missing leaving the head and the top part of the bow and possibly part of the axis bar for the spring or hinge. The bow is decorated on the upper section with three longitudinal ribs. The centre rib appears slightly raised and narrower than the 2 outer ribs, which may have been formed by inlaying a pale-coloured metal.Overall, the brooch has a pale green patination and is in poor condition.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
-
-
-
BROOCH
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Polden…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete cast copper alloy…
-
BROOCH
The brooch is a Colchester…
-
BROOCH
The brooch is a Colchester…
-
Brooch
The brooch is a Colchester…
-
-
BROOCH
A fragment of a copper-alloy…
|