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Description: | An almost complete copper alloy bow and fantail brooch of Roman date. The head of the brooch is formed of rectangular wings from the reverse of which two lungs project housing an axis bar around which the pin is hinged. The pin has a circular section and terminates in a worn break. The wings themselves are decorated with two vertical ribs creating a stepped effect and a stepped rectangular projection at the centre of the upper edge represents the remains of a chain loop.From the head a circular sectioned upper bow extends into a large circular panel with a narrow circular recess. A ribbed circular boss is fitted by a single rivet to the centre of the circular panel and is set on a field of triangular panels filled with alternating blue and red enamel. A triangular lower bow extends from the bottom edge of the circular panel with a double banded collar at the juncture between the two. The lower bow has a recessed centre filled with red enamel. From the reverse of the lower bow the catchplate though it is missing its curved tip.The metal is a mid brownish-green colour and is worn. The brooch is 41.9mm long, 17.7mm wide, 5.6mm thick and weighs 8.6g.Similar examples can be seen in Hattatt, p.315, fig.174 and date from the mid 1st-2nd century AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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