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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy sprung bow brooch dating to the Roman period. It is a Polden Hill brooch dating circa AD75-175. The head of the brooch and the top of the bow survive. The spring, pin, lower bow and catchplate are missing due to old breaks. The wings are semi-cylindrical with a concave underside that would have held the absent spring pin. The wings are undecorated. On either side of the bow is a single moulded raised line delineating the wings from the bow. At the top of the bow is a stub which is probably the remains of a head loop. Heavily abraded moulded decoration runs down the centre of the bow which is hard to discern clearly. The brooch has a dark green colour. The surface of the brooch is abraded particularly at the ends of the wings and on the top of the bow. Length: 23.44mm. Width: 16.57mm. Thickness at the centre of the bow: 4.23mm. Weight: 4.88g.
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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