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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Aesica brooch of Roman date, (AD 50 - AD 75). Length: 39.2mm; width: 19.9mm and 15.0mm thick. Weight: 16.47g. The brooch consists of partial wings, a bow and a leg and has an incomplete catch-plate. The surfaces are corroded and pitted overall.The head and the wings are incomplete due to old breaks and corrosion. The spring would have been protected at the front by the semi-circular wings and a rearward projecting hook behind the head would have held the chord. The closed bow is strongly arched in side profile (as viewed from the side). In plan, the bow flares to a fantail-shaped foot-plate. The rear face of the bow, including the foot-plate, is flat except for the incomplete catch-plate.The sprung pin would have been attached with a rear hook in a similar way to that of a sprung Dolphin brooch, although Aesica brooches can also use the Polden Hill manner, the double-pierced lug or can also be hinged.This brooch is in poor condition and is severely corroded.Compare with similar examples published by Mackreth (Mackreth, D. 1982. 'Two brooches from Stonea, Cambs. and Bicester, Oxon. and the origin of the Aesica Brooch' Britannia, vol. XIII, 310-315).Aesica brooches have also been discussed and illustrated by Hattatt (Hattatt, R. 1985. 'Iron Age and Roman Brooches'. 44-48, fig. 20); (Hattatt, R. 1989. 'Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts'. 38-43, figs. 19 and 20).
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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