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Description: | Roman copper alloy bow brooch, 52mm in length, 28mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 11.28grams. The brooch is complete except for its pin and consists of short, solid circular cross sectioned wings, with a central pin recess, which sits above a short collar. Below this the brooch has a curving T shaped upper bow, with flat rectangular projections at each upper corner. This is decorated with a series of raised vertical ridges. The rest of the bow is D shaped in cross section and is decorated with a series of horizontal ridges. The upper four of which are seprated by two rectangular recesses, the rest of the bow having closely spaced ridges. The bow terminates in a flat foot, behind this sits a triangular shaped catchplate. The brooches form is closest to fig. 181 eg. 321 in Hattat, R. 'A visual catalogue of Richard Hattatt's ancient brooches'
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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