Divided bow-brooch 'fibula', Carpow

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Brooch fragment

Field collection Carpow legionary fortress excavation, Abernethy, Perth and Kinross
Collected by Wilkes and Leach

Donated by Trustees of the late WT Smith
Museum number 1971-447

Copper alloy divided bow brooch fibula. Made 1,900 years ago
Brooches are common finds on Roman sites. They were used to fasten clothing such as cloaks. Some brooches, like this example imported from the Rhineland, were plain and intended for every day use, others were highly decorative.