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Description: | A copper-alloy 'sawfish' type brooch of Roman (1st or 2nd century) date.The wings consists of a horizontally-aligned half-cylinder whose concave underside is angled upwards. At each end of the wings is a vertical ropework moulding. At the centre of the underside of the wings are two perforated lugs, one for the axis bar and one for the spring's external chord. The spring and pin are missing. The uppermost lug extends into a low ridge which continues down the bow. Bordering this ridge is a pair of grooves. There are two further grooves, one marking each outer side of the bow. Protruding from each side are three squared 'teeth'. The bow is of sub-oval section and is missing its lower part and its foot. The surfaces of the brooch bear traces of a white-metal coating. The artefact measures 20.7mm long, 25.4mm wide and 11mm deep. The weight is 5.99g.
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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