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Description: | A fragment from a copper alloy Roman bow brooch of Langton Down type dating to the 1st century AD. The spring case including part of the coiled spring and the upper portion of the bow survive intact, but the remainder of the brooch is missing due to old breaks. The spring case is cylindrical in shape and is missing some of its extremities due to post-depositional damage. It is decorated on the top and at each end with incised double parallel lines. The case contains the remains of the coiled copper alloy spring and some of the pin. The bow has a flat back and reeded front face and is missing part of one edge and the lower half. Where it joins the spring case it has raised semi-circular moulding beneath which extends the reeded decoration. The metal is a dark brown colour and the fragment measures 28.09mm in length, 22.08mm in width at head, and weighs 7.4g.For parallels see Hattatt, R. (2007) A visual collection of Richard Hattatt's Brooches, Oxford: Oxbow: 165.
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