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Description: | A fragment of a copper-alloy bow brooch of 1st century AD date. The piece represents the lower part of the bow, the foot and the catchplate, probably from a Colchester type brooch.
The bow, which tapers towards the bottom, has a flat underside and a pronounced central vertical ridge. The foot angles upwards slightly and the closed catchplate has a rolled outer edge.
The piece measures 21.5mm long, 4mm wide and 10.4mm deep. The weight is 1.6g. | 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: | 1
75 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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