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BOW BROOCH

Unique ID: NMGW-A5D9D6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Roman copper alloy bow brooch of uncertain type, but stylistically probably of 2nd century AD date. The brooch is incomplete, missing the lower bow, the pin and the chain loop. The brooch utilised a hinge mechanism with a semi-tubular hinge type, where the tubes do not extend beyond the width of the bow. Above the head is a moulding before a panel which is likely to have incorporated the chain loop. The upper bow has concave sides and a decorative panel with cells for enamel with. The panel has two columns of chevrons separated by a central division and would have been enamelled both inside and outside the chevrons. Only one of the uppermost chevrons retains any enamel (dark blue). When the enamel cells were unfilled, the upper bow would have had a sub-triangular section. Beneath the panel is a double moulding before a button like device with a central horizontal rib and a hollowed reverse. The bow has broken beneath the horizontal rib. The bow has a comparatively shallow profile.

Notes:

The brooch has features similar to Trumpet (upper bow and 'button') and headstud (hinge type) brooches.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 100
Date to: AD 199

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 36.9 mm
Width: 15 mm
Thickness: 10.9 mm
Weight: 8.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

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Spatial metadata

Region: Wales (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
District: the Vale of Glamorgan (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Llancarfan (Community)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST0271
Four figure Latitude: 51.429501
Four figure longitude: -3.411051
1:25K map: ST0271
1:10K map: ST07SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NMGW
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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