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Description: | A copper-alloy roman brooch of the bow-and-fantail type, late first or second century, c. AD 50-200. The bow of the brooch widens into a fantail at the foot, though this is narrower than is usual on this type of brooch. The bow is decorated with a broad longitudinal raised rib, which may have been incised with a row of punched dots, though this is uncertain. Half way along the bow is a roundel formed of a cup-shaped central depression, surrounded by two deeply incised circular grooves. There are two small knops, one projecting at each side of the roundel, which project at 90 degrees to the bow. The wings of the bow are plain, except for a transverse row of raised, rectangular dots at the very tips of the wings. There is a projection above the wings, also decorated with a transverse row of rectangular dots, which held the head loop. The loop itself is broken. The catch plate remains in place at the foot of the brooch, though the catch itself is missing, but the pin has broken away, only the portion within the tubular and slotted wings remaining. The brooch is 54.1mm long, 26.5mm wide, and 20.5mm thick. It weighs 22.52gm. See Hattat's Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, p. 314, Nos. 74 & 819. The brooch has a dark brown and orange patina.
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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