Record ID: WILT-4FF15B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Iron Age or Roman copper alloy fragment of a strip bow brooch, (Aucissa derivative) dating to the 1st century AD. The fragment is the wings, a small part of the head and the bow. The head of the bow should roll downwards on a strip bow brooch, with this example the head rolls upwarda although this appears to be damage rather than design. The bow is decorated the two grooves, which are filled with tiny incisions. The grooves start at the widest point of the bow, and finish just before the bow narrows to the foot which has broken off. The bow wider near its wings, and progressively…
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 2017
Spatial data recorded.