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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy Roman bow brooch, probably a strip bow. The pin, part of the head, the foot and catch plate are missing. The majority of the head is missing, one incomplete wing survives. The head continues seamlessly into the bow. The bow consists of a strip of metal, tapering slightly towards the break before the foot. The front of the bow is decorated with parallel incised grooves running down the front with fine pellet decoration. There is a central vertical ridge which runs down the length of the bow. At the end is an old break which has removed the bottom of the foot, The brooch is bent outwards on itself and is pitted.Length : 31.85mm, width of head: 15.0mm, 2.7mm thick, Weight: 2.02g.
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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