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BOW BROOCH

Unique ID: SF-CB0147

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy rather small example of a Hattatt Maxey type bow and fantail Roman bow brooch (Hattatt, 1989, 314, no 879). Complete apart from pin and part of spring. 27.48mm in length and 15.18mm in width. The wings are semi-cylindrical and undecorated and a double pierced lug holds the axis bar and spring cord. Three coils of the copper-alloy spring survive only. The bow has three deep longitudinal grooves running down it and flares at the base of these grooves into the fantail, this is a flaring triangular shape with a straight teriminal edge, it is flat and is decorated with a border grooves with another inner border of tiny circular indentations within these. The front face also has traces of a white metal coating. The catchplate has a pronounced pin groove on the inside.

Class: maxey type bow-and-fantail

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 27.48 mm
Width: 15.18 mm
Weight: 3.98 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Bacton

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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