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Description: | A cast copper alloy brooch. The wings of the brooch are semi-cylindrical, but heavily abraded almost forming a vertical arm which is slightly convex on the exterior and concave on the interior. The upper edge, in the centre has a small abraded knop which may have originally formed a hook. The bow is trapezoidal in plan and is a 'C' shape in profile. The bow protrudes from the centre of the wings. There is a circular perforation at the centre of the bow and wings, with another perforation in the centre of the lower edge of the wings. Both perforations are filled with separate circular sectioned copper alloy fragments. Originally these fragments may have been joined. The bow is decorated with a prominent vertical ridge and towards the lower corners there are two high-relief concentric rings, almost forming a ring and dot design. The lower edge of the bow forms an 'M' shape, with the central protrusion forming a slightly thickened knop. The spring, axis bar, pin and lower portion of the brooch are all missing. The surface of the brooch is heavily abraded and has red copper corrosion. The brooch measures 18.79mm long from the hook to lower edge, it is 26.14mm wide across the wings, weighing 7.57g. Hattat (Hattat, R. 1987 Brooches of Antiquity Oxbow) illustrates a similar brooch with the 'M' shaped lower edge, semi-cylindrical wings with no caps, No. 798, and he dates these brooches, Aesica brooches to the 1st century. No. 793 from the same publication has the ring and dot design on the lower portion. Snape (Snape, M.E. 1993 Roman Brooches from North Britain B.A.R. 235) comments that Aesica type brooches were derived from continental thistle or rosette brooches and their findspots are concentrated in the Midlands and central southern England. Macreth (Macreth, D.F. 1973 Roman Brooches Salisbury) suggests they date to c. 60 to c. 80AD.
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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