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Description: | A cast copper alloy knee brooch. The brooch has a semi-cylindrical wing case with closed and pierced ends. The case contains a copper alloy spring set on an iron axis bar. The spring has seven turns to it; three on each side and one down the centre which forms the now incomplete pin. The bow has an 'S'-shaped profile and is a hollow convex, tapering to a forward facing foot. The front of the bow is decorated with two vertically aligned ribs. There is a narrow transvese rib separating the bow from the spring cover. There is a small catchplate on the reverse.Knee brooches are best known from the forts of the Roman limes where they are regarded as 'soldaten-fibeln'. In Britain they are also found on forts but have a wider distribution (Butcher & Bayley, 2004, p179).
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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