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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy sawfish brooch of Roman date. It is missing hte pin and outer edge of the catchplate due to old breaks. The wings are cylindrical in form, undecorated, and folded to encase the iron(?) axis bar. At the centre of the wings is a rectangular slot through which the now missing pin would have originally hinged. The bow is oval in section and triangular in form, tapering to a pointed foot. It has decoration comprising a prominent central crest close to the head of the bow, which extends to form a mid rib that runs to the foot. Each side of the bow has five evenly spaced small projecting knops giving it a serrated appearance. At the foot the bow narrows, tapering to a small globular terminal knop at the base of the foot. On the back face of the bow is the integral catchplate, which is flat, triangular in form, and missing its outer edge due to old breaks. The entire object has a worn green patina. It measures 39.52mm in length, 22.02mm in width at wings, 6.95mm in width at bow, 2.96mm in thickness at bow, and 4.87g in weight.This is an incomplete Roman brooch of sawfish type. It finds parallels in a number of examples published by Hattatt (1989: nos. 411-413, 938), and is of probable 1st to 2nd century AD date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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