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Description: | A copper alloy spring bow brooch, with the spring, pin, wings and lower foot missing. The upper part of the approximately D-sectioned bow is decorated with elaborate mouldings in relief, comprising a semi-circle with a median groove above a pointed oval above three conjoined pellets. Below these a pair of median ribs run down to the break on the foot. Along both sides and again extending the full length, a zig-zag in relief is emphasised by tiny punched dots. Similar dots adorn one face of the stub of the catchplate. Either a sprung Dolphin or a Polden Hill. Length >53.5mm. Second half 1st century.
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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