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Description: | A 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 40.15mm in length, 21.5mm maximum width, 12.5mm thick and weighs 3.29 grams.The head features a projecting rounded knop with a convex top and a short collared neck. The wings are circular in cross-section with a flattened reverse. One wing terminates in a circular knop, the other is slightly damaged to the reverse. The wings house the iron axis bar for the hinged pin mechanism. Traces of iron corrosion are visible around the ovular pin slot on the reverse of the bow. The pin is missing. The bow is steeply arched and has a faceted trapeziodal cross-section. At the top of the leg of the bow is a thin, lipped projection. The leg is angled and has a faceted polygonal 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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