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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Birdlip or Beaked Bow type brooch, of Late Iron Age to Early Roman dating (50 BC to 50 AD).Approximately 25% of the brooch is present, consisting of part of the head / bow. The pin, catch plate and foot are missing. The head is an expanded trumpet like form, with a concave reverse to cover the spring, which is now missing. A prominent forward facing hook rises sharply from the surface of the bow. Two raised circular bosses are present above it, presumably to imitate eyes. Two transverse ribs are present above the circular bosses, probably to imitate eyebrows. The back of the bow has a prominent median arris or ridge down the surviving length of the bow.The brooch is a mid to dark green colour, with an even surface patina. The finder has treated it with an oil like substance, potentially to reduce the risk of active copper corrosion or 'bronze disease' from occurring. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the ploughsoil, has resulted in a loss of some of the surface detail, mainly on the prominent pronounced areas.It measures 27.33mm in length, 12.74mm wide and 23.94mm thick. It weighs 16.4 grams.Birdlip or 'beaked Bow' type brooches are typically Late Iron Age to Early Roman in date (50 BC to 50 AD) and are thought to be the British equivalent of the Flugelfibel type from the Rhine-Danube frontier. 52 examples have been recorded on the PAS database to date, with the majority of the distribution being focused on the South and East of the country. This find is one of 3 from Cheshire (with the other two being: LVPL-B472F5 and LVPL-971828) so is considered to be of Regional importance.
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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