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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy brooch. The foot and bow of a Hod Hill bow brooch. The bow is likely to have been lozenge shaped originally, with a horizontal rectangular panel in the centre. There was a side lug at each end of the panel, one only remains. The lug is waisted and has a rounded end. The panel is decorated with three stamped ring and dot motifs in a horizontal line. There is a vertical ridge at each end of the panel before the lug projections.The panel is framed with stamped double rows of stamped triangles. The foot of the bow is triangular and tapers to a khopped foot with a horizontal ridge above. The leg and what remains of the upper bow are decorated with curvilinear rows of stamped triangles. The surfaces retains traces of tinning or silvering. At the back of the foot is a small, flat catchplate.Date: Roman - AD 43 - 75Dimensions: 23.18 mm x 21.54 mm x 5.49 mmWeight: 1.50 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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