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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch.The head and upper part of the bow are missing, having been lost in antiquity. The remaining part of the bow consists of a short, parallel-sided curve. A transverse ridge at it base marks the transition between the bow and a sub-triangular footplate, which has a circular perforation close to each point, presumably for the addition of a further, now missing, element. On the reverse of the footplate is the unperforated catchplate, which extends upwards from the horizontal bottom side and has a rolled top edge.Dimensions: 34.1mm long, up to 17.6mm wide, 2.6mm thick (bow). Weight: 3.63g.The form of this fragment suggests it may be part of a bow-and-fantail brooch, possibly similar to Hattatt no. 820, from Wiltshire, which has two attached cells at the corner points of the footplate (Hattatt 1987: fig. 24/p. 65). It is possible that the apertures in this piece may have served as attachment points for similar settings.
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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