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Description: | A cast copper alloy incomplete Roman brooch. A cross-bow brooch of the 4th century. Only the head, crossbar and the top of the bow are present. Most of the bow, the pin and the catchplate are missing. What remains of the bow is trapezoid in section. The crossbar is sub-rectangular in section and has a side knob at each end and a top knob. The knobs are all polygonal and each has a groove and a circular collar separating it from the crossbar. The pin would have been hinged and there is a deep groove in reverse of the crossbar which would have held a safety bolt to hold the pin.See Hattatt 'Brooches of Antiquity', 1987, page 285 for examples. Cross-bow brooches were introduced into Britain from the early 3rd century AD. This example seems to fall into either the K2 or K3 Keller type number, dating from AD 310 to 370 (Hattatt 'Brooches of Antiquity', 1987, page 283). A close parallel can be seen in Hattatt 'Ancient and Romano-British Brooches', 1982, no. 102 which is 4th century in date. Width (i.e. the length of the crossbar) 47mm, thickness of crossbar 6.9mm, height 18.25mm, weight 30.3g. Where the surface of the brooch is in tact it has a mid green patina but where the surface has worn off it is covered in a light green corrosion product.
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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