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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Nauheim-derivative brooch, dating from the Late Iron Age to Early Roman periods.The brooch has been made in one piece, from a flat-sectioned strip of copper-alloy. The tapering top end of the strip has been rolled backwards to form the spring, only one coil of which remains.The bow is parallel-sided along much of its length, tapering at the foot, where a flattened triangular area represents the remains of the catchplate. At the centre of the bow's upper surface are two vertical lines of 'nicks'.Dimensions: 48.8mm long, up to 5.6mm wide, 0.8mm thick (bow). Weight: 1.87g.
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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