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Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch

Fragment probably from the bow and part of the catch plate of a La Tene III brooch of Nauheim type, decorated with pairs of punch-marks along the bow.

Collection Area

Archaeology & Numismatics

Item Number

62.203/A.13

Find Information

Site Name: Dinas Powis, Vale of Glamorgan

Grid Reference: ST 148 722
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954-1958

Notes: Cut I, Layer 1. Context C/D C: Black, usually greasy soil, with small angular rubble; much bone, charcoal flecking; rich in finds. D: Large, often slabby stones, with smaller stones interspersed; dark humus-soil; relatively few bones or finds.

Measurements

length / mm:35
maximum width / mm:6.5
width / mm
minimum width / mm:1
width / mm
thickness / mm:1

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