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Description: | Part of an Iron Age copper alloy European brooch of 'Knotenfibeln' or 'Boss-on-Bow' type. Derived from the La Tène III brooches dating to c. 100BC to c. 50 BC.The remains of the brooch consist of a two coil spring, followed by a flat, slightly curved upper bow segment. Below this is a decorated boss comprised of a slightly thicker section framed on each side by a double horizontal collar. Below this the body is decorated with two deep vertical grooves, which terminate at the incomplete catchplate. The pin is missing. It measures 52.88mm long and 13.77mm thick at the spring. The weight is 3.51g.This type is discussed and illustrated in Hattatt's Brooches of Antiquity (1987: 26-29, cf. no. 750).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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