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Description: | The brooch is made from cast copper alloy. The length of the brooch from the upper edge of the bow head to the lower edge of the bow is 34.7mm and the width across the bow head is 11.6mm. The brooch weighs 8.85g.
The bow head is sub-oval in plan. On the reverse ofthe bow head there is an incomplete vertical lug. The outer surface of the bow head is decorated but the details are worn and abraded. At the apex of the bow there is a simple acanthus. The lower portion of the bow has moulded decoration in the form of two columns of triangular cells. The bow tapers towards an abraded point. The catchplate is therefore also missing.
The surface of the brooch has patches of a light green coloured patina, otherwise it is heavily corroded and abraded.
The brooch is possibly a Trumpet type which is dated to the 1st to 2nd centuries. | 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: | 200 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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