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Description: | A fragment from a Roman copper alloy knee brooch, dating from 150-250 AD. This fragment includes a tiny segment of the flat head of the brooch which has broken off millimetres above the curving bow which gives this type of brooch their name. The upper end of the bow has a raised T shaped detail. There is a diamond shaped notch cut into either end of the horizontal bar of the T. The stem of the T tapers and runs into the ridge which run down the centre of the bow. The bow is heavily arched and broken part was along its length. Looking at the reverse shows the bow to be very concave. Both upper and lower breaks are worn. Looking at the bow from the front, the right hand side has suffered some damage leaving a rough edge and nick out of the front face towards the top. This appears as a bright spot of green against the darker green patina seen on the rest of the object. No surface decoration is visible. The concave reverse still contains some soil. This object measures 26.36mm x 15.89mm x 4.85mm and weighs 7.77g.Similar fragment are recorded on the PAS database. See YORYM-4D12E1 and NLM-224524 for an example with the same deep concave reverse. For complete examples see SWYOR-D3498F and Hattatt 1989 p334-336.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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