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Description: | Roman copper alloy bow brooch, probably of Lion bow derivative type and of 1st century AD dateThe brooch is fragmentary, represented by the head, part of the spring and upper bow only (with a surviving length of 23.6mm, a surviving depth of 7.9mm and a weight of 2.4g). The spring fragment is wound around a copper alloy axis bar and is partially enclosed within the head, with an 'open cylinder' type arrangement (with a diameter of 5.9mm). The axis bar protrudes beyond the current length of the cylinder. The cylinder is of sheet metal (0.7mm thick) and is eroded (with a surviving length of 16.1mm). The upper bow is of D-shaped section with concave sides (with a width at the head of 7mm and a thickness of 3mm). The bow has two decorative ribs, now worn, after which the bow thins to a sheet above the break (with a thickness of 0.7mm). The surface has a mid to dark green patina, with areas of brown surface loss. The brooch can be paralleled with an example recorded by Hattatt (1987, 46-7, no. 780) from Norfolk, where the ribbed bow is interpreted as a debased lion moulding. Hattatt (ibid) states that the form is of Hull's type 29 and cites another parallel from Bagendon in Gloucestershire.
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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