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Iron Age iron bow brooch
Nearly complete iron brooch, in two pieces, of Stead's group C (Stead, 1991) or Hull and Hawkes group 1Cb (Hull & Hawkes, 1987). The brooch has a long flat bow with a three coil mock-spring secured with a cylinder rivet. The foot touches but is not joined to the bow and expands to a circular terminal.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
90.110H/12
Find Information
Site Name: Twyn-y-Gaer, Cwmyoy
Collection Method: Excavation
Notes: Context not yet known.
Acquisition
donation, 12/11/1990
Measurements
Weight
(g): 5.1
Length
(mm): 60 (approx)
Width
(mm): 16
Material
Iron
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