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Description: | An incomplete Roman copper-alloy 'T'-shaped bow brooch (AD 50-150).The pin and the lower part of the bow, including the catch-plate, are missing.The wings are broadly cylindrical and are bevelled at the front on one side only. One end tapers and the opposite end is flat. A copper-alloy axis bar can be seen within the off-centre slot at the rear of the wings. The bow curves in side profile to an abraded break. Where the bow joins the wings the width of the bow is 8.8mm and at the bottom the width is c. 4.9mm. At the front the bow is decorated with an off-centre longitudinal crescent. The rear face of the bow is flat.This brooch has an uneven green patina.Height: 17.0mm; width of wings: 23.7mm. Weight: 3.03g.A similar brooch has been published (Hattatt 1987: 109, fig. 38, ref: 917).Hattatt, R. 1987. Brooches of Antiquity. Oxford.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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