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Description: | Fragment of Roman bow brooch, possibly a British copy of an Aucissa because of its potentially widely curving bow. Its foot is also similar to an example in Hattatt (no.1496).The fragment is 27mm long and consists of the lower bow, foot and catchplate. At the break, the bow is 6mm wide and tapers to 4mm where the foot extends. At this point the catchplate extends backwards, behind the foot. The foot expands to a damaged 6mm over 12mm.The bow is decorated with a deep groove either side of a flat central ridge decorated with tiny horizontal incised lines. Below this are two more grooves either side of an I shape - ) and ( areas are cut away ether side. The foot is outlined with light incised lines flanking the edges.The fragment weighs 1.40g. 1st century AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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