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Description: | Cast copper alloy crossbow brooch dating to the Roman period. The object is cross-shaped in plan. The wings are lozenge-shaped in cross section with a large onion shaped knop and collar at each end. There is a third similar knop at the head of the brooch. The bow expands outwards from the head of the brooch and is P-shaped in profile.The foot is long and triangular shaped in cross-section. It is decorated with a median ridge. Three horseshoe-shaped mouldings with the open part facing outwards decorate the foot each side of the ridge. The object has a dark green patina and is in good condition. The brooch is almost complete with the pin and catchplate still in place. Only a small amount of the top of the catchplate is missing. The object is a hinged example.Similar examples are no 505 and 1269, p370, Hattatt, (2000). Similar examples which can be found on the database are HAMP-39A5D2 and LANCUM-F1B9A4.Swift (2003, 17) writes that 'brooches of this type are known to have been used as symbols of high status among both the military and civilians and were worn to pin the cloak on the right shoulder.'
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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