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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman crossbow brooch dating to the period c. AD 320 - 410. Only the head and the upper part of the bow remain. It measures 31.52mm in length, 43.91mm maximum width, 3.68mm minimum width, and weighs 13.92g.The head features a projecting rounded knop (8.13mm high) with a flat top and a short collared neck. The wings are circular in cross-section with chamferring to produce a polygonal effect on the upper surface. Both wings terminate in a circular knop with two circumferential rings close to the knop. One wing is 22.40mm in length from pin slot to end, the other 19.50mm in length so the bow and pin slot are not central to the head of the brooch. The wings house the iron axis bar for the hinged pin mechanism. Traces of iron corrosion are visible around the pin slot on the reverse of the bow. The pin is missing, but the base is present. The bow is steeply arched At the top of the bow there is a short squared section 8.36mm wide which narrows to the top of the bow proper at 4.29mm wide.Cf. Hattatt, R, 2007, p. 368, and 369
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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