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Description: | Lower part of the bow and foot of a Roman bow brooch, possibly a Trumpet type of Group B or a local derivative dating to the second century AD. The head, upper part of the bow and pin are missing to old breaks. The bow appears highly arched with an abrupt, almost 90 degree turn just below the break. At the turn are three transverse raised plain bands which run across the front. The back is plain. Above the bands the bow narrows abruptly to the break and thickens. The bow above and below the mouldings is triangular in section with a central ridge down the front but this is more pronounced in the upper part. Below the banks the lower part of the bow runs straight to the foot. There is an incised line running down the length paralleling one of the sides. This lower part narrows and thins gradually from the bands to the foot. The foot is turned out at 90 degrees, D-shaped in plan and flat on the lower side. The catchplate is solid with a curved upper edge and straight lower edge level with the foot. The outer edge is curled over to mark the catch to the left (looking from the back). It is 36.5mm long, 26.6mm wide and 7.8mm thick; it weighs 3.99 grams.
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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