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Description: | An incomplete fragment of a copper-alloy bow brooch of probable mid 1st century date. Due to the fragmentary nature of the artefact it is possible that this brooch may be either a rosette/thistle type or a Landon Down type brooch both dated to the same period (25-60 AD) The spring and pin is missing but would originally have been contained within a half-cylinder wing, which is aligned horizontally on the underside of the head.. A poorly preserved and abraded sub-rectangular, integrally-cast bow / plate, extends from the base of the head, tapering to a broken edge. The bow extends from the upper surface of the head and consists of a short, relatively narrow hump. It is possible that the upper bow was decorated with a vertical off centre rib - no other elements survive. The reverse surface of the brooch is plain and undecorated. The artefact is a dark mid green brown colour with a heavily abraded and corroded surface patina. Similar more complete examples are recorded in Richard Hattatt's Visual Catalogue of Roman Brooches, specifically: figure 165, 167 - 168. These are dated to the early Roman period specifically mid 1st century AD (25-60AD)The brooch fragment measures 14.9mm long, 16.1mm wide across wing case, 6.4mm wide across bow, it is 1.9mm thick across the bow and weighs 1.67 grams. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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