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Description: | Cast copper alloy aesica brooch length 25mm, width 21mm, thickness 11mm, weight 6.28g. Concave cross-section wings with a backwards facing lug at both ends, the lug has a hole in the centre for the spring support bar, this is missing, a double grove at the terminal decorates the face of the wings. There are the remains of a hook on the top of the head which would have held an external cord of the spring. A crest runs from the hook and down the length of the head, which is flanked by a low ridge. The edges of the head expand and form a concave raised border. Below the head the leg is steeped inwards from 14mm wide at the head to 9mm for the leg. The leg is truncated near the top, this is an old break. The overall condition id good with the object retaining most of its original patina. The artefact was originally silvered. This object dates to 70-100AD. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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