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Description: | A broken and incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Polden Hill bow brooch which dates from the late first to second century AD. The lower part of the bow and one wing is missing, along with the pin and the pin mechanism. The remaining semi-cylindrical wing has a pierced plate at the end to hold the end of the pin mechamism, which was probably sprung. The reverse of the head is hollow to incorporate the spring and there is a rearward projecting lug at the top of the head to secure the pin cord. Above the wings on the side of the head the brooch has moulded plates. The front of the bow is decorated with 'v' shaped ribs which run down the the top of the bow. The catchplate is missing but the remains of it run up the bow to the head. The brooch measures 38.74 mm long, 15.61 mm wide at the wings, 14.84 mm thick from the back of the head to the front of the bow and weighs 8.3 grams. It has an abraded green patina with areas of pale brown where the surface metal survives.
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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