Record ID: NMGW-405301
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age iron bow brooch, possibly of La Tène III type and dated to the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD The brooch is incomplete and is missing the leg and pin, with a surviving length of 37.28mm and a weight of 5.2g. The brooch was of a one-piece construction and made of iron rod of circular section. The spring has four coils with an internal chord (4.3mm diameter), passing beneath the head. The head has a width of 14.61mm. The bow curves gently from the head and is straight along the mid bow. The bow has a maximum surviving diameter of 5.40mm.
Created on: Tuesday 29th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-F497C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman iron bow brooch, of Dolphin or Polden Hill type and dating to the 1st century AD. The brooch has corroded and none of the surface detail is now discernible. One of the wings survive, but it is unclear whether the wings terminated with plates (Polden Hill) or remained open (Dolphin). At the top of the head there is a forward facing claw to tension the missing spring. The head projects slightly before the characteristic dolphin shape of the bow. The bow is of circular section and the foot of the bow has the remnants of the corroded catch-plate.
Created on: Wednesday 10th September 2003
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
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