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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of Polden Hill type, dating from the late first to second century AD. The brooch is in fairly good condition, and has its sprung pin mechanism and pin attached. The brooch has wings which are semi-cylindrical and open at the back, with the pierced circular plates at each end which are a characteristic feature of Polden Hill brooches. It also has moulded plates above the wings, on either side of the head, a further characteristic feature of the type. The top of the head, above the wings, has a rearward projecting lug to help hold the spring. Part of the spring is broken and missing, but it appears to have originally had ten coils. The pin is incomplete and bent out of shape. The rear of the bow has the slightly damaged remains of the catchplate running up approximately half of its length. The front of the bow is decorated with a moulded line which runs down the centre of the brooch, flaring at the head and encompassing the rearward projecting lug. On the right side of this line, at the upper end of the bow, there are two S shapes, one above the other, decorated in niello. On the left side of the line these are mirrored, and there are two reverse S shapes in niello. The brooch has a fairly even green patina, which has become pitted in places. It measures 49 mm long, has a wingspan of 26.4 mm, is 20.4 mm thick at the head and weighs 20.8 g.
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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