Object Description
A fine Roman, bronze crossbow brooch featuring a semi-circle arched bow and a flattened foot. The ridged cross-bar is adorned with three small onion-shaped knobs, one at either end and a final knob brought forward from the cross-bar and applied to the bow. There is a decorative ridge to the bow, formed from two rows of rhomboid impressions.?The long, rectangular foot is further enriched with punched geometric designs. The hinged pin, still complete, sits in the pin catch and is now fixed in place.
Date: Circa 3rd-4th century AD