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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy bow brooch. A one piece Colchester type. The wings are short and rectangular and sit in front of the integral sprung pin mechanism. The spring has three coils on the right side the outermost of which extends into the chord, looping over to the other side where there are three coils. The innermost of these extends into the stub of the pin. The chord is secured at the head of the bow with atapering integral tab projecting forwards. The bow projects forward from the wings at the head before dropping downwards in a slight arch. The bow is narrow and tapers to a plain pointed foot. It is D sectioned and the front is decorated with two parallel longitudinal rows of stamped triangles, points outwards. Behind the foot is the stub of a long catchplate.Date: Late Iron Age to Early Roman - c. AD 25 - 60Dimensions: 51.95 mm x 14.43 mm x 21.29 mmWeight: 4.61 g
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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