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Description: | A fragment from the head and upper bow of a Roman copper-alloy bow brooch, possibly a Trumpet derivative. At the head is an abraded plate on the lower surface of which is a double semicircular pin lug. This latter has been perforated centrally to take an axis bar which was made of iron given the corrosion product around the lug. In places the plate has been broken right down to the lug; presumably it was once semicircular. The pin is missing.The bow springs from the base of the head-plate and curves through ninety degrees such that it is parallel to the head-plate. The bow is of thin rectangular cross-section and is of convex construction. From the point at which it becomes parallel to the head-plate it has a flat top and is decorated centrally with a longitudinal ridge which is given a ridged, or serrated, quality by numerous transverse nicks. The bow has suffered an old diagonal break. The fragment has a fairly even mid-green patina.
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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