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Description: | An incomplete cast tinned copper-alloy Roman brooch, which is possibly a T-shaped type. The wings are cylindircal and terminate with an end cap which has a central perforation to hold the axis bar, the right wing is missing. There is a complete loop where the wings meet the bow head. The reverse of the wings is broadly rectangular with a recess for the spring which is missing. The pin is missing. The bow head is sub-rectangular in section. The bow does not have a smooth curve, instead it projects at a ninety degree angle. The bowhead continues to the bow and tapers to a broken edge. The bow is decorated with a band running along the survivng edges.It measures 14.55mm long, 13.75mm wide, 6.5mm thick and it weighs 1.50 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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