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Description: | A cast copper alloy bow brooch of Roman date, possibly of the first century (AD 43 - AD 100). Length 52mm, width of wings (if horizontal) 18mm, maximum thickness of bow 5.5mm. Weight 8.51g. The wings are twisted at angle of about 90° and the pin is missing. At the top of the bow, on the front, is a rectangular feature which has a border of finely punched marks that enclose a similarly punched saltire cross. Below the rectangular feature is a large bulbous moulding which has a smaller transverse moulding just above and two other smaller transverse mouldings below. None of the mouldings extend around to the rear of the bow. The two lower mouldings are decorated with small vertical punch marks. The lower part of the bow is triangular in cross-section, flat at the rear. This part of the brooch tapers from the top towards the bottom. The front is chamfered and the longitudinal arris is decorated with transverse punch marks similar to those on the mouldings. As viewed from the front, the left hand chamfer is decorated with a vertical line of eleven small circular punch marks. The right hand chamfer is decorated in a similar manner with fourteen/fifteen marks. The bow terminates with two small transverse mouldings, the upper one of which is decorated with punch marks similar to those on the other transverse mouldings. The catch-plate is complete and extends in length from a position just below the rear of the large bulbous moulding to the foot. A number of old "scratch-marks" at the rear of the bow on either side of the catch-plate may have been caused by filing or fettling rather than being wear marks created by the securing of the pin. This brooch is slightly worn and in good condition. The wings appear to have been deliberately twisted to an angle of 90° from their original horizontal alignment. It is partially covered with a dark green patina and also some of the original tinning. No analogy found by the recorder. The brooch is probably of European origin. XRF analysis of the brooch carried out by "Oxford Instruments Analytical" at the British Museum Finds Road Show (20/05/2006) has confirmed that the metal comprises: 60% copper 30% zinc 6%lead 4% tin
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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