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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy early Roman bow brooch, probably best classified as being a Colchester derivative type. The narrow head is cylindrical formed by rolling forwards, as with a strip-bow type, although the thickness of the bow is closer to the Roman hinge-headed types. Retained within the head is an axis bar, around which the pin's head survives. All that is left of the shaft is a mere vestige; the head has a spur to the rear to aid springing. The bow is rectangular with rounded corners in cross-section. It tapers gradually towards the catch-plate end. After an initial rise it curves gradually. The head is thinned compared to the bow. The upper surface of the bow has been decorated with two parallel lines of punched dots that follow a pair of incised longitudinal lines. The punches become a little confused in the lower half of the bow. The lower surface of the bow appears to have an unfinished casting seam. The catch-plate survives abraded at the fold and has a web of 15.3mm. The brooch has been bent very slightly to one side at the foot. It now has a dark-green patina with some patches of off-white 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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