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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of Colchester derivative with double pierced lug. Only part of the wings, spring and bow survive, the remainder of the object is missing due to old breaks, now worn.The wings are semi-cylindrical in form and undecorated. The wings are separated at their centre by the remains of a rear facing double pierced lug. This still holds in place the remains of an axis bar and spring of two surviving coils. The lug extends forwards onto the head of the brooch where it develops into a longitudinal central rib before terminating in old breaks. The bow itself is triangular in section with flat back face.This bow brooch measures 12.95mm in length, 12.76mm in width at the wings, 6.00mm in width at the bow, 2.64mm in thickness, 1.74g in weight.This brooch is similar to those published by Hattatt (Hattatt, 1989, pp.297 no. 258) and discovered at Hacheston (Blagg et al, 2004, pp. 96, no. 111).
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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