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Description: | Cast, copper alloy bow brooch. The pin is missing. T-shape type. Cylindrical wings housing the copper alloy axis bar for the hinged pin (missing). The ends of the wings are decorated with two vertical incised lines. The head is flat topped and decorated with three raised longitudinal ribs, the central one of which is plain while the two flanking ones are decorated with transverse grooves (giving a toothed effect). The bow is D-sectioned. Below upper part of the curving, tapering bow is decorated with three raised lozenge frames arranged longitudinally. Each frame is recessed in the centre for enamel. No trace of the coulours used remains. The lower part or leg of the bow is undecorated and tapers to a small, rounded projecting foot knop. The knop is decorated with incised vertical grooves. Behind the leg is a small, hooked catchplate. The back of the bow is flat and undecorated. Roman - 1st to 2nd century AD. Dimensions: 35.67 x 25.99 x 15.51 Weight: 6.54 g Reference: similar to Hattatt, 2000, p. 303, fig. 162, no. 909 (decoration).
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