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Description: | Roman cast copper alloy bow and fantail brooch, c.AD70-150. The hinged pin is missing; undecorated rectangular wings with a semi-cylindrical case on the reverse containing the copper alloy axis bar. Broken chain loop at the top of the head. Semi-cylindrical sectioned arched upper bow. Large circular boss at the centre of the bow with recessed ring around the perimeter (this may once have contained enamel); the centre of the boss is concave; projecting knop on either side of the boss. Flared triangular foot with groove around the perimeter, and decorated with a punched ring and dot in each of the lower corners (again possibly originally enamelled. Incomplete triangular catchplate reaching to length fo the foot. Traces of tinning on the obverse wings and foot, and the reverse. Dark grey-green patina. Length 43.7mm, width across wings 21.5mm, width of upper bow 4.3mm, thickness at centre of bow 2.6mm, weight 8.22g.See LIN-678D07 for a parallel with surviving enamel
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