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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy Romano-British Aesica brooch. The wings of the brooch are partially obscured by corrosion product, but appear to be tubular. The pin appears to be hinged, and the pin bar and a tiny fragment of pin shaft survive. The head of the brooch is subtriangular in plan and flat in section. It is bent at 90 degrees to the bow of the brooch, but this bend may have occurred after loss, rather than being deliberate, as the pin shaft would not comfortably connect with the hinge in its current position. The bow of the brooch is formed from an integral circular disc, also flat in section. Extending from the bottom of this, is an integral fan tail leg. The corners of the foot are damaged, but may have had small knops. To the reverse of the fan tail leg are the remains of a solid catchplate missing its curl. The object is abraded and the original surface survives better to the rear with a mid green patina. Otherwise exposed surfaces are lighter green. There is no surviving evidence of decoration. Break edges are worn, suggesting damage occurred in antiquity. The brooch is 28.06mm long, 13.7mm wide across the wings, 12.28mm in diameter across the circular bow and 14.12mm wide across the bottom of the fan tail. The brooch is 1.68mm thick and weighs 3.52g. Hattatt, 1985, Iron Age and Roman brooches, page 45, explains that brooches of this type were in fashion just before the invasion and continued to about AD 60.
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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