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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy early Roman bow brooch, probably best classified as being a Colchester derivative type with a rear hook. The wings are broadly rectangular in plan and C shaped in cross section, the wings are recessed to hold the spring which is missing, in the centre at the top of the wings is an incomplete rear hook. The head projects upwards and outwards before curving away sharply and tapering down the bow towards the foot. The bow is decorated with two longitudinal grooves running from the wings to the foot forming a V as the brooch tapers towards the foot. Both sides of the bow are decorated with multiple ridges and grooves, The inside of the side (closest to the reverse) is decorated with a slightly raised longitudinal ridge with a longitudinal groove in the centre. To the right there is a concave longitudinal recess which is widest at the head and tapers towards the bow, to the right of the recess the ridge that was described previously along the front of the bow. The right side of the bow is similarly decorated and is worn in places. The foot is incomplete, the catchplate is incomplete, only remnants of the catchplate remain.The brooch is 66.05mm in length, 16.05mm wide, 19.35mm thick and weighs 18.48 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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