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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of unidentified type. Only the foot and catch-plate with complete return survive. The foot consists of a 'D' shaped cross-section with a curved upper surface and flat reverse surface. The length of what survives is 28.5mm. The width at the worn transverse break is 4.6mm and thickness is 2.1mm. The bow tapers slightly to a width at the base of 2.6mm before expanding to form a decorative semicircular foot moulding. The foot moulding has a width of 4.2mm, height of 2.8mm and projects out from the bow by 2.4mm. 21.2mm up from the foot, on the upper surface of the bow, is a moulded transverse 'V'. The apex of the 'V' is directed towards the top of the brooch away from the foot as an upside down 'V'. The catch-plate runs along the underside of the bow from the tip of the foot for a length of 24.2mm. The catch-plate has a sub-triangular shape with a height of 12.2mm and thickness of 0.9mm. The return runs the full length of the lower egde of the triangular plate. The upper edge of the triangular plate has a concave curve. The plate is solid with no decorative perforations. The weight of this fragment is 2.11g. It has not been possible to identify the type of bow brooch due to the limited surviving portion of the brooch.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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