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Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch

La tene I bow brooch with pin missing. the spring has 4 coils, the bow is decorated with oblique cast ribs on either side of a central line. The foot of the catchplate is slightly flattened and expanded and turns back on itself to meet the bow.

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Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch
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Collection Area

Archaeology & Numismatics

Item Number

2005.17H

Find Information

Site Name: Penllyn Moor, Cowbridge

Collection Method: metal detector

Notes: Found whilst metal-detecting in a boggy area at the headwaters of the River Thaw.

Measurements

weight / g:20.0
length / mm:70

Categories

Stone Age to Iron Age Jewellery La Tene I
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