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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy bow and fantail Roman brooch, circa AD50-150. The pin and part of the catchplate are missing but the rest of the brooch survives. At the head of the brooch, the wings comprise of a rolled casing holding the axis bar for the hinged pin. The axis bar is fixed by lead solder on tip of each wing. At the centre of the wings is a vertical slit where the remaining piece of the pin is attached. The bow curves away from the head of the brooch. At the head of the brooch, the bow is narrow and D-shaped in cross section. At the centre of the bow, the sides flare out forming a lozenge-shape in plan view. The sides of the bow taper to form the lower sides of the lozenge and then flare out again into a triangular foot or fantail. A central rib is present on the reverse of the fantail which is all that remains of the catchplate. The reverse of the brooch is plain and undecorated. Patches of the original surface which is smooth, shiny and dark green are present on the reverse of the brooch and at the sides of the bow near the head. Most of the original surface of the brooch has corroded. On the front of the brooch is a circular boss in the centre of the lozenge. The original decoration around the boss is suggested by a concentric ring of green residue. Two elongated triangles of red enamel are present on either side of the fantail. Between the red enamal are two rows of green diamond-shaped panels just visible in the centre of the fantail.The brooch measures: 39.08mm length, 16.23mm width (across wings), 13.39mm width across base of the fantail, is 3.62mm thick across the bow and 5.29mm thick across the base of the fantail (including the catchplate). It weighs 9.7g.
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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