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Description: | A slightly worn and corroded incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman probable wing-and-fanbow brooch of 1st-century AD date. At the head is an integral recurving hook which would have retained the chord of a sprung pin (now missing). Below are curved wings which are decorated with an incised transverse line at their tip. At the head is a raised triangle formed by incisions. At the junction of bow and plate is a raised transverse rib. At the foot the expanded triangular plate, seemingly plain with the exception of a transverse line incised just above the base. A highly abraded catchplate lies behind the centre of the flared foot and its web extends now for only 6.7mm. The brooch has a dark green patina. For other 'humped' examples see Hattatt (2000, 312; fig. 171, lower).
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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