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Description: | A copper-alloy head loop from a Bow brooch dating to the first to third centuries AD. The head loop comprises a bent length of copper-alloy wire held in place by a copper-alloy collar. The collar comprises a flat, rectangular-section strip of copper-alloy which forms a rectangle enclosing the wire which forms the head loop .The collar is decorated by three horizontal ribs, the middle one is beaded. The copper-alloy wire which forms the head loop is circular in section and tapers to two terminals after being threaded through the collar. These terminals are bent back on themselves. The head loop measures 19mm in length and 23mm in width. The head loop weighs 2.4g. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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