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ROMAN BROOCH
Roman bow brooch (dolphin type), 1st century. The brooch has a hinge mechanism but only a small part of the pin survives. The brooch has tubular (T-shaped)wings with a circular section. The wings have some worn linear decoration around their circumference. The bow is quite thick at the top with an inversed 'V' shape where it joins the wings, and tapers towards the foot. The brooch appears to b…
Subject
- archaeology - ROMAN
Type of item
- BROOCH
- Brooch
Medium
- Copper alloy
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Places
- United Kingdom; Nottinghamshire; Bassetlaw
Identifier
- SWYOR-8EAC57
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T15:10:59.206Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T17:34:42.366Z