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Description: | Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Aucissa Type and of 1st century AD date. The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin and a fragment of the head. The missing pin was hinged and secured within a rolled head. The head is damaged, as only one rolled hinge survives. Below the hinges there are three horizontally incised lines. The bow is of flat section, with a prominent midrib on the face. The top of the midrib is enhanced with moulded transverse lines, now eroded. The bow is moderately fluted either side of the rib. The bow, as is characteristic for the type, is deep and rounded. The sides of the bow are straight and converge to the prominent foot knob. The base of the bow is undecorated. The leg is of D-shaped section with the catch-plate projecting horizontally from the rear, before turning at a right angle. The surface of the brooch is eroded with a light greyish-green patina. Similar to Hattatt, p317. | Subjects: | Aucissa Type | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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