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Description: | Roman copper alloy bow brooch, probably of Polden Hill type and 1st century AD dateThe brooch is fragmentary and is represented by the head and upper bow only (with a surviving length of 23.4mm, a surviving depth of 17.8mm and a weight of 11.0g). The spring remains in place and is made of iron and wound around an iron axis bar. The spring is secured by lateral lugs, one of which has been lost (giving the wings a surviving width of 31.9mm). No decoration survives on the fronts of the wings. The upper bow is of oval section (with a width at the head of 9mm and a thickness of 7.3mm). The sides of the bow are straight and convergent to the break (where the bow is eroded with a diameter of only 2.4mm). No decoration is now evident on the bow. The original surface has been largely lost and now is now pale-green.
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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