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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy enamelled Roman bow brooch of uncertain type dating to the period c. AD 50 - 150. The head, pin and upper bow are missing. It measures 33.62mm in length, 9.29mm maximum width, 4.79mm minimum width, is 10.34mm thick and weighs 4.51g.The brooch commences in an old break just above a button or knop. The button is decorated with a horizontal groove which exhibits a series of punched dots running along it. Below this are two circular recesses surrounded by raised reserves which are in turn surrounded by a series of punched dots. Below the two reserves is a horizontal line, again with a series of punched dots running along the length. The button measures 9.29mm in width and is 4.51mm thick. The reverse is concave. Below the button is a wide horizontal groove. The bow then tapers to a width of 4.79mm just below the knopped foot. The lower bow is decorated with two horizontal grooves below which are three rectangular recesses of decreasing size, each separated by a horizontal groove. The top and bottom recesses are filled with red enamel. The middle recess is filled with dark blue enamel. The long edges of the lower bow are each decorated with a series of punched dots running to the foot. The knopped foot measures 7.37mm in width and is decorated with a series of diagonal grooves.The brooch bears similarities in design to the Wilsford type derivative of the T-shape brooch, however, it is not possible to be certain due to the fact that the head is missing.Cf. Hattatt, R, 2007, p. 302, nos. 915 & 391.
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