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Description: | An incomplete later Roman copper alloy crossbow brooch. The wings are octagonal in section and both terminate with a solid bulbous head. The bow is triangular in section. An integral bulbous head extends at the top, and this is sat on a collar. A slot for a hinged pin is located in the centre on the reverse of the wings.The brooch appears to be unfinished; additional copper-alloy is seen forming a triangular plate between the faces of the wings and the bow on both sides. One would expect these plates to have been trimmed off during the finishing process.Probably Keller type 1 or 2, dating circa AD 290-350.
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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