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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman bow brooch. This is a Colchester type bow brooch of 1st century AD date, it is uncertain whether this is a one-piece or two-piece version due to the condition of the remains of this artefact. Weight is 5.45g, length is 49.3mm. The foot and head of the brooch are partially missing and the surface of this artefact in a poor state of preservation. The pin is missing. The head has a width of 9.8mm. The bow has an oval cross-section with a width of 6.3mm and thickness of 3.6mm at the upper end, and width of 3.3mm and thickness of 2.4mm at the break towards the foot.Hattatt, R., 2000 A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches Oxford : Oxbow Books, pp.296-297, fig.155-156, nos. 250, 15, 14 & 1455.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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