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Description: | A Roman copper-alloy crossbow variant brooch.The head comprises a single perforated lug, surmounted by a moulded knob. An axis bar is contained within this perforated lug, and the spring itself comprises eight copper-alloy coils and an external chord, the latter of which is looped around the back of the aforementioned knob. Extending from the centre of the spring, the pin is intact and straight, its point contained within the curve of the rolled catchplate. The high-arched bow is of triangular cross section and tapers towards the bottom end, where there are three transverse ridges. The lower two of these ridges mark the transition between the bow and the vertical foot, on the underside of which is the catchplate.Length: 47.5mm; width: 15.9mm; depth: 20.7mm. Weight: 10.71g.A similar brooch, found at Richborough, is illustrated and discussed by Richard Hattatt, who describes it as '...the halfway stage between the above progenitors [early Roman bow brooches] and the true Crossbow.' (1982: 120/Fig. 52, no. 100). A date of AD c. 175 and c. 250 is suggested for this example.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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