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Description: | The object is possibly Roman fibula brooch made from cast copper alloy.
Only the lower portion of the brooch remains. In profile the brooch is an elongated ?S? shape. The bow is broken just above the apex of the bow. It is not a recent break. The apex of the bow has a simple, oval sectioned acanthus which is slightly uneven and not quite horizontal. The lower portion of the bow tapers to the bow foot. The foot is an oval shape in section. The reverse of the bow has a thin sheet protrusion which is perpendicular to the bow, this protrusion maybe the catch plate.
The brooch is in very poor condition and is incomplete. The surface of the brooch is corroded and rough, there a small traces of a mid brown coloured patina. The brooch measures 56.2mm long and 10.5mm wide. It weighs 9.97g. | 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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