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Description: | A Middle Iron Age cast copper alloy bow brooch belonging to Hawkes and Hull's Type 1a (5th to early 4th millennium BC). The bow is rounded and thickened and hollow on its lower side. The spring and pin are missing. There are traces of iron deposits and copper alloy corrosion spotting. The bow of the brooch is decorated with a cast multi-stranded double scrolling design.Hull & Hawkes (1987) Corpus of Ancient Brooches in Britain, BAR British Series 168.
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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