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Description: | A fragment of a Roman copper-alloy bow brooch (c. AD 43-150).This fragment is the lower part of the bow and incomplete catch-plate. The bow is convex at the front and flat at the rear. It tapers in width from a transverse break at the top to the base which is thin. The catch-plate is sub-triangular and the curled-over part that secured the pin-tip is missing due to a break. At the front a small portion at the top has vertical grooved decoration.This brooch has an even green patina.Height: 38.9mm; width at top: 6.4mm; thickness: 11.8mm. Weight: 2.88g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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