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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch dating to the first to second century AD. The brooch is of Polden Hill type, exhibiting the semi-cylindrical wings, open at the back, with pierced plates at the end that are a characteristic of brooches of this type. The hollow wings would have contained a sprung pin mechanism, now missing. There is a rearward projecting lug at the top of the head for attachment of the spring cord, also missing. There is semi-circular decorative moulding above the wings on the side of the head and a slight ridge, tapering along with the bow, running down the head of the brooch. The bottom of the bow terminates in a collared knop and the triangular catchplate is intact on the reverse. Traces of ferrous corrosion from the iron pin remain on the inside of the catchplate. The brooch measures 52.25 mm long, 18.94 mm wide at the wings, 13.8 mm thick at the head and weighs 9.8 grams. It has a predominantly brown patina with areas of a pale green where the surface metal has corroded.
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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