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Description: | Roman bow brooch, Polden Hill variant. Humped over head lacking the usual oval mouldings to either side which are normally associated with the Polden Hill brooches. Tubular arms enclose an axis bar supported by pierced terminal lugs. Hinged pin present. The head has a slight v-shaped groove immediately below which is a rectangular panel containing a v-shaped cell containing blue enamel and the remainder of the panel containing orange enamel. There is a slight recess beneath the enamelled panel. The tapering bow beneath the enamelled panel is plano-convex in section with protruding flanges to either side extending its entire length. The foot and catchplate are missing. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 75
175 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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