|
Date: |
|
Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy bow brooch of probable 1st century AD date. Exact classification of this brooch is difficult, although it is possibly an unfinished Colchester type.
The wings have been bent inwards slightly, reducing the width of the head to 12.5mm. On the underside is a perforated lug, which would have secured the pin mechanism. A short length of copper-alloy wire protrudes from the head, but it is unclear whether this is integral to the rest of the brooch (ie. the brooch was cast in one piece) or whether it has been threaded through a rearward lug which has subsequently been flattened. The uppermost third of the bow is bent at right angles to the lower two thirds - this may have been done deliberately or may be the result of post-depositional damage. The bow is triangular in section, tapering to a point at the foot. A remnant of the catchplate survives.
Overall the object measures 38.1mm long, 16mm deep and weighs 4.9g. | 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 |
|
More Like this...
-
BROOCH
An incomplete copper-alloy bow brooch…
-
Brooch
An incomplete copper-alloy bow brooch…
-
Brooch
An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester type…
-
BROOCH
A copper-alloy Colchester type brooch…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester type…
-
BROOCH
A copper-alloy Colchester type two-piece…
-
BROOCH
A copper-alloy Colchester type two-piece…
-
BROOCH
A damaged and incomplete Roman…
-
BROOCH
A damaged and incomplete Roman…
-
Brooch
A damaged and incomplete Roman…
|