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Description: | A fragment from a cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch. The fragment consists of the lower bow and the foot, including the catch-plate. The bow has a flat cross-section with a flat backand moulded front. The front is decorated with a broad central ridge running down to the foot, flanked by narrower ridges. Multiple, regularly spaced, v-shaped indents into the sides of the bow give the side ridges the appearence of a row of knops. The bow tapers in width down to the plain squared off foot. The catchplate runs down the centre of the back to the foot. It has a slightly curved upper edge, straight lower edge level with the foot and the outer edge bends over 180 degrees to form the pin rest. The remaining piece of the brooch is 21.5mm long, 6.0mm wide and 15.9.mm thick including the catchplate; it weighs 2.05 grams.Without more of the bow it is difficult to be certain of the brooch type as most are defined by the form of the head, missing in this example. The lack of a foot knop and moulded bow may suggests a first to early second century type such as a T-shaped brooch.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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