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Description: | An incomplete and worn copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative hinged bow brooch. It is missing the pin, axis bar, foot and catchplate due to old breaks, now worn.The brooch has the remains of semi-cylindrical wings that have been folded and fully enclosed. At the centre of the wings is a rectangular aperture, where the now missing pin would have originally hinged. The front of the wings are decorated with worn transverse grooves. The bow is bent and D-shaped in section with flat back and rounded front face, tapering to old breaks. This brooch measures 14.85mm in length, 23.74mm in width at the wings, 6.31mm in width at the bow, 4.16mm in thickness, 3.33g in weight.There is a similar example recorded on the PAS database (SF-AB9F9F). | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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BOW BROOCH
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Langton…
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