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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman bow brooch of probable T-shape type dating to the period c. AD 50 - 150. The pin, lower bow, foot and catchplate are missing. The head is incomplete. It measures 11.07mm in length, 11.02mm maximum width, 7.47mm minimum width, is 4.59mm thick and weighs 1.46g.The brooch exhibits one incomplete cylindrical wing. The tip and the other wing are missing due to old breaks. The remaining wing has a span of 11.02mm and a diameter of 3.39mm.It houses the remains of the copper alloy axis bar for the hinged pin mechanism. The position of the pin slot in the centre of the head is visible at the break point. The bow arches back from the bow and measures 7.47mm in width. There is a diagonal break running from the pin slot to the edge of the bow. It then expands to an old break at which point it measures 8.92mm in width. The bow is decorated with a longitudinal ridge running along each long edge. Just above the break point is the tip of a raised reserve, now triangular, but probably lozengiform when the brooch was intact.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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