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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy bow brooch of Roman date. It is a Colchester deritative rear hook type and the spring, pin, bottom of the bow and the catchplate are missing due to old breaks. The remaining part of the bow is curved and d-shaped in section. It is decorated with a single rib running along each edge and a central groove down the middle of the bow. The wings are hollow backed and are decorated with two a convex rib at the joint with the bow and a concave rib at the outside edge. It measures 21.87mm in length, 23.65mm in width, 5.23mm in thickness and weighs 5.95g.It is similar to published examples, for example Hatcheston (Blagg et al., 2004, nos 71 and 73).
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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