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Description: | Half of the head and upper part of a bow from a Roman T-shape brooch. The head is formed of wide cylindrical wings, only the right wing survives, which contain the remains of the iron axis bar for the hinged pin. The pin would have moved in the slot between the wings on the underside of the head. The missing wing has broken away across this slot. The complete example is decorated at the end with four transverse incised lines dividing the wing into three even sections and a short end section . There is no evidence for a tab or loop at the head.The bow has a C-shaped section with a concave back and high arched convex front. Two parallel indented lines run down the front definiing a central strip between them. The remaining upper part fo the bow curves over in an even semi-circle from the head. It is now 18.7mm long, 19.2mm wide at the wings and 7.0mm thick; it weighs 3.75 grams.Bayley and Butler (2004:167) suggest this type is mainly South Western in distribution and dates to the later first - early 2nd century AD (c75-150)
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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