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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Bow and Fantail brooch, dating from the mid-first to mid-second century AD. The brooch has an arched bow, covered axis bar, with central opening for a hinged pin fitting and fan-shaped (triangular) foot with a triangular catch plate on the reverse. The head of the brooch retains the stubs of an integrally cast loop projecting upwards from the mid-point. The foot of the brooch is decorated with a trefoil-based curvilinear design and probably would have contained enamel, none of which survives. This example is missing the pin, which may have been made from iron as there is a little iron corrosion around the axis bar area. A close comparison can be found already on the database at BERK-744773. Overall the brooch has a dark greenish-brown patina. Brooches of this type are dated to the early Roman period, AD. c.50-150.
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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