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Description: | A section of a cast, copper alloy Roman brooch, probably of the Aucissa derivative type, dating from 43-75AD. The brooch has a hinged pin mechanism but the pin does not survive. The bow is cast with three raised, lateral ribs; a broad central rib and a narrower rib along each side. There are a number of small, transverse grooves incised into each rib. On each side of the bow are four small, equidistantly spaced knops, those on one side being largely worn away. At the upper end, the bow tapers to a narrow neck before broadening out into two short wings which are hollow to take the pin bar for a hinged pin mechanism. The pin bar and pin are missing, as are the foot and catch plate of the brooch. It is 26.5mm long, 14.7mm wide and 11.4mm thick. It weighs 2.9gm. A similar brooch is illustrated in Hattat, Visual Catalogue , figure 178, number 66. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 43
75 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Anna Marshall | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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