NMGW-FA9708: Roman bow brooch of enamelled T-shaped type

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NMGW-FA9708

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Roman copper alloy bow brooch of enamelled T-shaped type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date
The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin, catch-plate, chain-loop and foot (with a surviving length of 45.3mm, a surviving depth of 15.1mm and a weight of 7.92g). The missing pin was hinged within tubular wings, now truncated (with a surviving width of 17.2mm) and with a ferrous axis bar, which is still present. No decoration survives on the wings. The stub from an integral chain-loop is present at the head. The upper bow is of rectangular section (10.8mm wide and 3.0mm thick), with straight sides which were near-parallel or slightly convergent. Towards the mid-bow. The panel has a raised central panel decorated with opposing enamelled cells now mostly empty but originally containing blue (left) and yellow (right) enamel. The mid-bow was decorated with a raised pellet (5.5mm diameter and 1mm high) with a central indentation, which may have held enamel. The leg is of D-shaped section with straight sides converging to the break, above the missing foot. There appears to have been a knurled midrib and transverse moulding at the base of the leg. The catch-plate is positioned to one side of the rear and is missing the catch. The surface is heavily-corroded with remnants of a green-brown patina.

Class: Developed T-shaped

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 1
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 45.3 mm
Width: 17.2 mm
Weight: 7.92 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: NMWPA 2014.36.1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Decoration style: Other
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

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: Llandow (Community)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SS9371
Four figure Latitude: 51.42787104
Four figure longitude: -3.54046097
1:25K map: SS9371
1:10K map: SS97SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: NMGW
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 2 years ago

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