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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman bow brooch, either a Langton Down or Rosette. Only the foot of the bow and part of the catch plate survive, the remainder of the object is missing due to old breaks, now worn.The bow is flat, rectangular and tapers slightly towards the rounded foot. The front face is decorated with longitudinal grooves. On the back face at the base of the bow is an integrally cast catch plate that is rectangular in form with the remains of a rectangular pin groove.This brooch measures 21.41mm in length, 7.69mm in width, 1.62mm in thickness, 1.41g in weight.There is a similar Langton Down brooch recorded by Hattatt (Hattatt, 1989, p. 306, no. 269) and a Rosette (Hattatt, 1989, p. 308 no. 378).
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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