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Description: | Foot of a copper alloy Roman bow brooch, probably a later type dating to c. AD 150-400. Only the end of the foot survives, the bow, head and pin are missing to an old break. The foot is flat in cross section and rectangular in plan with two grooves flanking a central ridge. The end of the foot is square with three raised transverse ridges running across it. There are extensive remains of gilding on the front. On the back of the foot is the remains of the catchplate. The outer edge of the catchplate is bent over to the left (viewed form the back) and the thin plate thickens and narrows towards the foot to a solid triangular end. The remaining fragment is 17.2mm long, 6.1mm wide, 6.1mm thick including the catchplate, 1.8mm including it and weighs 1.60 grams.Without the diagnostic head or bow it is not possible to specifically identify the brooch type. While some square ended T-shaped brooches are found the form of the catchplate, flat, rectangular foot and in particular the gilding which is rare on Roman bow brooches, all suggests this is a later brooch form such as a P-shaped or crossbow brooch and dates from the later 2nd to 4th centuries rather than earlier.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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