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Description: | Incomplete copper-alloy crossbow brooch of late Roman date. The head, bow and incomplete wings survive. The head of the brooch as the classic sub-spherical knop projecting upwards but the two knops which usually project from either end of the wings are missing. The wings are square in section and taper towards either end. The iron axis bar can be seen within the wings and the copper-alloy hinged pin is still in situ with the hinge located in a vertical notch at the centre of the wings. The bow of the brooch is a steeply arched C-chape and is a rounded triangle in section. The brooch is broken at the base of the arch with the foot of the brooch missing. Late Roman crossbow brooches are dated AD. c.320-400.
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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