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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman bow brooch of probable T-shape type dating to the period c. AD 50 - 150. The pin, lower bow, foot and catchplate are missing. The head is incomplete. It measures 26.31mm in length, 12.35mm maximum width, 7.56mm minimum width, is 10.48mm thick and weighs 3.22g.The brooch exhibits one incomplete cylindrical wing. The tip and the other wing are missing due to old breaks. The remaining wing has a span of 11.61mm and a diameter of 4.28mm. It houses the remains of the copper alloy axis bar for the hinged pin mechanism. The top of the head exhibits a projecting loop or plate which terminates in an old break. The bow arches back from the bow and measurs 8.94mm in width. It then tapers to an old break at which point it measures 7.56mm in width. The bow is decorated with a central longitudinal ridge which is flanked on either side by a lenticular recess.The shape and decoration of the brooch bear similarities to Dorset Type T-shape brooches, however, it is not possible to state for certain due to the incomplete nature of this example.Cf. Hattatt, R, 2007, p. 304, nos 400 - 401.
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