bow brooch
- Museum number
- 2005,0405.1
- Description
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Fragment of a silver gilt bow brooch of Polden Hill type, comprising the wings, top of the bow and part of the covered spring. The side-wings, of semi-circular cross section, have three milled ribs with intervening cavetto mouldings. At the back only the very stub of the rearward hook survives, together with eight turns of the spring and a fragment of the chord. On the D-sectioned bow two lines of a fine, lightly recessed, wavy line motif, which starts at each side of the head, converge to form a single decorative mid-rib. All the mouldings show signs of wear. Gilding remains in the cavetto mouldings and on the mid-rib.
- Production date
- 1stC(late)-2ndC(early)
- Dimensions
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Height: 17 millimetres
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Weight: 4.10 grammes
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Width: 25 millimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2005
- Acquisition notes
- Metal detector find, found 10th March 2004.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 2005,0405.1
- Additional IDs
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Treasure/PAS number: 2004T177 (Treasure number)
