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Description: | An incomplete P-shaped bow brooch of Roman date. Only part of the bow and foot survive, the remainder of the object is missing due to old breaks, now worn.It is D-shaped in section with a flat back face and concave profile. The bow consists of three separate curvilinear bars. Below these is a transverse collar decorated with diagonal grooves. This connects to a narrowed rectangular foot, terminating in old breaks.This brooch measures 18.82mm in length, 11.73mm in width at the bow, 3.22mm in width at the foot, 4.06mm in thickness, 2.29g in weight.There is a similar example recorded by Hattatt (Hattatt, 1989, fig 226, no 1251).
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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