A lovely La tene type bow brooch. Dating from the Iron Age- Early Roman period. Meta detecting find. PAS record: PUBLIC-D73ACD Official description: An incomplete cast copper alloy La tenetype bow brooch. The brooch has a circular cross sectioned tapering bow. The spring is incomplete, but has two coils present which have been bent out of place. Above the bow is a tapering curved hook that would have held the pin in place. Class: bow Sub class: Le Tene Chronology Broad period: IRON AGE Subperiod from: Late Period from: ROMAN Subperiod to: Early Period to: ROMAN Date from: Circa 50 BC Date to: Circa AD 100 Dimensions and weight Quantity: 1 Length: 30.5 mm Height: 13 mm Weight: 1.81 g
