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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy bow brooch. The bow only of a strip bow brooch. The bow is deeply curving (as seen on the types noted) The bow is thin and tapers to a pointed, slightly thickened foot. It is decorated with a ridge along each side and a chevron of zig zag line decoration adjacent to the ridges, running along the whole length of the bow. Above the foot are two incised transverse lines. The bow has a flat cross section. The surface appears silvered or tinned. A similar brooch is recorded from Wiltshire (database reference WILT-1F20B1)Date: Late Iron Age to Early Roman - 1st century (AD 25 - AD 70).Dimensions: 38.18 mm x 8.68 mm x 1.75 mmWeight: 1.5 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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