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Description: | An incomplete Roman copper alloy light crossbow brooch, dating AD200-300. Only the upper half remains, consisting of an arched bow and one arm with the other arm broken just at the junction with the bow. Part of the pin remains in the hinge joint, but much of it is missing. There is a small projecting knop at the head of the brooch and a knop at the end of the surviving arm, both separated proceeded by a double collar. There are two triangular sections cast along the side of the upper bow to form a decoration. The object is a mid-light green colour with reddish brown iron-oxide staining at the end of the knop and around the pin, suggesting an iron axial bar.Several similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database, cf. WILT-8CAC0C, though none are quite identical in regards to the triangular panels on the bow. These lightweight variants of the crossbow brooch are believed to date to the 3rd century AD.Dimensions: length: 38.40 mm; width: 38.44 mm; depth/thickness: 26.43 mm; weight: 11.55g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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