Object Description
A fine Roman bronze crossbow brooch featuring a semi-circle arched bow and a decorated, flattened foot. The cross-bar is adorned with three onion-shaped knobs, one at either end and a final knob brought forward from the cross-bar and applied to the bow. The rectangular foot is enriched with two columns of recessed circles, framed by incised linear striations. The hinged pin, now missing, would have sat in the pin catch.
Date: Circa 4th century AD