Record ID: NMGW-F35F3F
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester-One-Piece type and of 1st century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the catch-plate and half of the spring, with pin (with a length of 58.4mm, a depth of 18.1mm and a weight of 6.4g). Half of the spring remains in place but has broken at the end of the chord (with a width of 18.3mm, with a diameter of 1.6mm and a coil diameter 6.0mm) and would have coiled four times each side of the head. The integral, rearward facing chord would have tensioned the chord (giving the head a height of 8.2mm). The corroded, sub-rectangular wings a…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-0E6DB4
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type and of 1st century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the leg and pin (with a surviving length of 25.5mm, a surviving depth of 12.0mm and a weight of 4.9g). Much of the spring mechanism remains in place, around a copper alloy axis bar and secured between perforated lateral lugs. The missing chord was tensioned by a lug at the head. The wings are comparatively short (at 15.5mm) and no applied decoration is now evident. The upper bow is of oval section, with straight sides converging towards the break (with a width and thicknes…
Created on: Friday 17th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 17th October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-E23E74
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch fragment of uncertain type, possibly a T-shaped type and probably dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. The brooch was small and is represented by the head and upper bow only.The head is comparatively flat. The brooch employed a spring mechanism, secured by a pierced lug, which is now broken, with no evidence surviving for a slot. The bow is sharply angled from the head and is of D-shaped section. No decoration is now discernible on the brooch.
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-A5CD86
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fragment, possibly from a Roman bow brooch of unusual style and design, possibly a variant Knee brooch. The brooch is represented by the head and upper bow only. The brooch employed a hinge mechanism with twin lugs, as is usually found on plate brooches. The head is angled to the bow and may have had a head plate or chain loop. The upper bow is of slender D-shaped section and has a near right-angled turn, where the section becomes triangular with a slight central rib.
Created on: Wednesday 11th February 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-651448
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Head fragment of a Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative,Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.j Plate 48. Dating to the late 1st-early 2nd century AD. The brooch is represented by the head with one of the wings only. The brooch employed a Polden Hill claw type arrangement to secure the spring. The wing is plain and has an expanded terminal. The bow carried comparatively heavy cast ornament consisting of opposing C scrolls at either side of the head, with ribs continuing down the bow from the lower end of the scroll. At the centre of t…
Created on: Tuesday 27th January 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-650318
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of unusual form and design, and probably of 1st century AD date. The brooch is incomplete missing the wings, spring and pin. The brooch would have consisted of two parts, excluding the spring, where the wings were riveted to the head of the bow by an integral pin at the back of the head. At the base of the rear of the head is a small rectangular lug preventing the wings from moving. The wings are likely to have employed a form of Polden Hill arrangement, similar to the recorded example NMGWPA 2004.11.1. The bow is slight and no decoration is now evident. T…
Created on: Tuesday 27th January 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-64F295
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of unusual form and design, and probably of 1st century AD date. The brooch is incomplete missing the spring and pin. The brooch is constructed from two parts, excluding the spring, where the wings and claw are riveted onto the head of the bow by an integral pin at the back of the head, which has been peened over on the interior of the wings. At the base of the rear of the head would have been a small lug or catch to prevent the wings from moving. The wings arch back from the bow and appear to have employed a form of Polden Hill arrangement, although the e…
Created on: Tuesday 27th January 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E90061
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment from a Roman bow brooch, comprising of the lower bow, foot and the catch-plate. The lower bow has a D-shaped section with a central rib, and a forward projecting moulded foot. The catch on the catch-plate is set back from the foot, and with the flat base of the foot, forms a small platform. The upper edge of the catch-plate forms an arc. This form of foot is more consistent with Trumpet types of brooch of 1st to 2nd century AD date.
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E2EC38
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of unusual type, probably a derivative of the Trumpet type and dating to the late 1st to 2nd century AD. The brooch is represented by the head and upper bow. The pin is missing, but the iron spring is present and is secured by a hooded spring device, which is more usually seen on knee brooches. The front of the head has a rectangular plate, decorated with cast ornament, resembling stitching on the top and sides, and incised ‘sunburst’ decoration above the bow. The integral chain loop is present and has a single knop at its apex. The upper bow is of tea…
Created on: Tuesday 28th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-B86036
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Trumpet brooch, probably of 2nd century AD date. The brooch is represented by only the head and bow. The head has a singly pierced lug or loop to secure the now missing spring mechanism. At the top of the loop is a protrusion which would have tensioned the spring. The head is oval with a D-shaped upper bow section. The moulded decoration on the bow is now corroded; the upper bow appears to have had an elongated spiral on either side of a central rib flanked on the top and bottom by a chevron. On one side of the bow is a recessed area, possibly for a stone or glass se…
Created on: Tuesday 26th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-B84ED3
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth Part 3, Group 4.i2, flat wing ends type)fragment of Polden Hill type, dating to the late 1st -mid 3rd century AD. Only the head of the brooch is present and employs a spring mechanism, secured by a Polden Hill claw type device with an iron axis bar. The wings are short and appear to have been undecorated. The upper bow has a dolphin profile with a D-shaped section and carries moulded decoration. The sides of the brooch head are stepped and there was a prominent central rib running from the claw. Elsewhere t…
Created on: Tuesday 26th August 2003
Last updated: Monday 10th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-B7EBC2
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch, probably of reversed fantail type, dated to the 1st century AD. This would appear to be an unusual brooch form, of which Hattatt (2000) records only ten examples, generally with an Eastern Counties distribution (Hattatt, 1987). This brooch differs slightly from the group in the spring gear, as it was secured by means of a Polden Hill claw type mechanism as opposed to the usual rearward claw as on Dolphin brooches (ibid.). The brooch has suffered extensive corrosion and little detail of the finer decoration is discernible. The head has a rounded knob with …
Created on: Tuesday 26th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-677805
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Trumpet bow brooch of Late 1st – 2nd century AD date. The trumpet head is oval and is surmounted with a cross bar, from which the missing chain loop would have emerged. The brooch would have employed a spring mechanism which is now missing, and would have been secured by diverging lateral lugs. The upper bow has a triangular cross section and is decorated with lentoid ‘leaf’ mouldings on the side. The bow has an acanthus button with two ribs above and beneath. The bow has broken at the point of the lower ribs.
Created on: Tuesday 29th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-6418B1
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Trumpet bow brooch of 1st – 2nd century AD date. The brooch is comparatively small with a large decorative button on the head, with the remnants of a now broken chain loop emerging from each side. The brooch had a spring mechanism, which is now missing, and was attached by a singly pierced lug with an iron axis bar. The circular trumpet head is decorated with a moulded ring and raised dot each side of he bow. The upper bow is of circular cross section and has a series of slightly diverging lateral mouldings, ending in a knop at the sides. The decorative arrang…
Created on: Tuesday 29th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-640071
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Trumpet bow brooch, of 1st – 2nd century AD date. The brooch is complete except for the missing pin and the top of the chain loop. The spring mechanism employs lateral lugs each side of an open spring. The remnants of the chain loop are placed on a rectangular panel with central moulding. The circular trumpet head has a small knop on each side, with further small knops each side of the bow at the same level. The top of the bow has a circular cross section and is decorated with three incised near-vertical lines. The mid area of the bow is decorated with promine…
Created on: Tuesday 29th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-531264
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group), cf. Mackreth 2011, 5.b4.Plate 50. Probably of 1st-early 2nd century AD. The brooch has a spring mechanism, which is still present, and is of the ‘Polden Hill lug type’ (Hattatt 1987, p6), with a small protruding perforated lug at the head of the brooch to secure the chord. The axis bar is still present and appears to be made of copper alloy. The wings are decorated with wide incised vertical grooves, possibly imitating the spring mechanism. The bow i…
Created on: Monday 28th July 2003
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-A0ED90
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast incomplete copper alloy Trumpet brooch of 1st- 2nd Century AD date. The characteristic flaring head has two slight lips on the edges. The rear of the head has a single lug to secure the spring mechanism, which illustrates iron corrosion, suggesting an iron axis bar was employed. The bow has a slight central rib running along its length. The decoration consists of a pronounced central moulding carrying a design of diagonals or V-motifs, between two lesser mouldings and bounded on top and bottom by an incised ‘V’. The foot of the brooch is missing, but the remnant of the catch p…
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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