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Description: | Lower part of the bow and foot of a Roman bow brooch, possibly a Trumpet type of Group C or a local T-shaped derivative dating to the second century AD. The head, upper part of the bow and pin are missing to patinated, old, breaks. The bow appears highly arched with a straight lower part and very curved centre. The bow is D-shaped in section with a flat back. At the centre are transverse raised plain bands which run across the front. There is a central widened section divided into three bands by incised lines, this is flanked by constrictions then plain bands top and bottom which are only slightly wider than the main bow. The break occurs just at the upper plain band. Below the bands the lower part of the bow runs straight to the foot narrowing and thinning gradually. The foot is turned out at 90 degrees, D-shaped in plan and flat on the lower side. The catchplate is broken with an old break, only small parts remainbut suggest it ran along the entire length of the lower part. The fragment is 28.2mm long, 8.2mm wide and 5.9mm thick; it weighs 1.95 grams.Without the diagnostic upper part of the bow and head it is difficult to be certain of the type. The moulding is similar to trumpet brooches and T-shaped derivatives, see SOM-C2FA46 and SOM-EE00E2 for potentially comparable examples of each type, both of 2nd century date. Bailey and Butcher (2004:161-2) suggest Group C brooches (T154A) are a distinctly South Western group dating to the second century and may have been made locally or in the West Midlands. SOM-565C14 on this database, from Wiltshire, is very similar.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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