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Description: | Fragment or part of a possible lead form for the manufacture of a Roman bow brooch. This form probably dates from the early Roman period contemporary with the style of brooch (50-200 AD). The object is broadly sub triangular in plan and fairly similar to the upper part (bow and head) of a two piece Colchester derivative bow brooch. The artefact has been badly abraded in the soil and is therefore incomplete and the edges are rounded. The wings are semi-cylindrical however the wing caps are not present. The bow of the brooch form is humplike and the bow terminates in a abraded point. The pin, spring and catchplate are missing. At the head of the brooch are two incised triangular recesses. These may have been designed to create a cast recess to insert enamel into. The bow is undecorated.
The brooch form is a mid grey colour with a pitted and abraded patina. A light grey white powdery corrosion product is present on all surfaces. Abrasion has resulted in the edges of the form becoming rounded. The brooch form measures 20.8mm length, 19.2mm width, is a maximimum of 8.4mm thick and weighs 10.92 grams. There are very few parallels for lead forms or brooches the PAS have recorded 3 (NMS-006CB8 Grimston Norfolk, NCL-287030 Piercebridge, Durham, and WMID865 Chaddesley, Worcestershire). There are several other published examples which are examined briefly in a short note by Angie Bolton in the PAS Midlands Region Newsletter 4 ? Spring 2006. Another possible suggestion for this lead object is that it is a pattern or form for an early Roman Button and Loop fastener. Stylistically the form has a number of similar traits: decorated sub rectangular head and elongated shank set at right angles to the head. It however does not terminate in an open loop. | 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: | 50
200 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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