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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of Colchester derivative rear hook type. It is missing the spring, pin, catch plate, foot and the majority of the rear hook due to old breaks, now worn.The wings are semi-cylindrical in form, missing parts of their outer edges due to old breaks. Their front face is decorated with transverse grooves, now worn. The terminal of the rear hook is missing. The bow is triangular in section with a flat back face. The front of the bow is decorated with two opposing diagonal grooves at the head of the bow.This bow brooch measures 23.95mm in length, 12.78mm in width at the wings, 7.39mm in width at the bow 3.18mm in thickness, 2.63g in weight.This brooch is similar to those published by Hattatt (Hattatt, 1989, pp.298 no. 886).
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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