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LOT 0140
'The Thorpe Audlin' Romano-British Enamelled Bow Brooch
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (13.7 grams, 57 mm).
Comprising: discoid head with raised rectangular neck, tongue-shaped bow with tapered end; the head decorated extensively with a raised triskele style pattern, with retained enamel in alternate yellow and red colours; the body with a raised longitudinal running linear border bisected by four latitudinal borders; within each sub-rectangular cell, a crescent border with central raised pellet; within each cell created by the raised borders, retained enamel in alternating red and yellow; the reverse undecorated with lug and chord, catchplate to lower end.
Provenance
Found by Mr Wayne Colbeck whilst searching with a metal detector in Thorpe Audlin, Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK, in 2014.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-D5BBD5.
Accompanied by the finder's original copy of the York Archaeological Trust's object entry form dated 31 October 2014 with reference no.E001019.
Published
Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 27th August-10th December 2025; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.
Literature
Cf. PAS report no.YORYM-D5BBD5.
Footnotes
Sally Worrell, National Finds Advisor has been unable to locate any comparable examples of this form of brooch. It has been designated by the British Museum as a 'Find of Note' and of 'Regional Importance'.
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LOT 0140
'The Thorpe Audlin' Romano-British Enamelled Bow Brooch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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