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Description: | A copper-alloy La Tene 1Bc type brooch, dating from the Early to Middle Iron Age.The brooch has been cast in one piece and is incomplete, with all of the spring and pin mechanism having been lost. The arched bow is of flat section and is pointed-oval in plan. The decoration consists of a low relief moulding, slightly narrower than the raised area of the bow, but of equal shape. A shallow groove extends longitudinally, down the centre of the bow. The foot extends straight downwards from the base of the bow and has a rolled side with adjacent groove.Length: 37.9mm; width: 7.3mm; weight: 2.6g.
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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