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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy bow and fantail brooch, dating to the Roman period AD50-150. The head and pin of the brooch are missing. The brooch is formed of a circular boss with a fan shaped foot which has linear decoration. The circular boss itself has a concave central area containing a small round protrusion in the middle. On the opposite side of the boss to the foot is a worn break where the terminal of the brooch would have been attached. There are two knops on each side of the circle which curve downwards. On the centre of the reverse there is a protrusion along the length of the foot which widens out towards the bottom edge. This has been twisted to the side. The metal is worn and has a green-brown patina.For a similar type see Hattatt, R (2007) A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches, Oxford: Oxbow Books, p315, figure 174, #74.Similar examples on the database are LIN-678E92 and WAW-B857F3.The length is 33.12mm, the width at widest point is 18.46mm, the width at narrowest point is 7.6mm, the thickness at thickest point is 6.38mm, the thickness at thinnest point is 2.6mm and the weight is 6.37g.
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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