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Description: | A bent silvered copper alloy Roman light crossbow brooch dating to the period c. AD 320 - 410. The brooch is missing the tip of one wing and the pin. It measures 57.13mm in length, 30.74mm maximum width, is 22.64mm thick and weighs 12.47g.The head features a projecting rounded knop with a convex top and a short collared neck. The wings are D-shaped in cross-section with a flattened reverse. The wings house the iron axis bar for the hinged pin mechanism. The pin is missing. The bow is steeply arched and has a faceted D shaped cross-section. At the top of the leg of the bow is a thin, lipped projection. The leg is angled and has a faceted broadly oval cross-section. The catchplate extends from the reverse of the leg and curves back on itself to create the pin rest.Cf. Hattatt, R, 2007, p. 368, nos. 498 & 499.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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