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Description: | A possible copper alloy Polden Hill Bow brooch measuring 32.84 mm long, 32.76 mm wide, 15.04 mm thick and weighing 11.98 grams. The spring cover and upper bow are present. The lower bow, foot, catch-plate, spring and pin are absent.The spring-cover is cylindrical in shape and projects from each side of the bow head.The bow head rises over the spring cover and terminates in a small hook, which would have served to hold the spring in place under the spring cover.The bow is curved in profile and sub-ovular in section and is decorated with moulded grooves at along its midline and sides.Polden Hill brooches are dated between AD 75 and AD 175.
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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