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Description: | Incomplete, abnormal and robust Romano-British copper alloy brooch, probably an Aesica, all of head, corners of the fantail foot and part of the catchplate missing. Instead of a bow there is a large hollow-backed quatrefoil boss with a central blind hole. On the reverse at the top a D-section stub shows no sign of an expansion to the head. The fantail foot is decorated with three ring-and-dots amidst curving engraved lines. Length 36mm. Width of boss 21mm. Thickness of boss 7.5mm. Width of foot >30mm. Present weight 21.9g. Mid 1st century.
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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