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Description: | A Roman cast copper alloy brooch. Probably an Aesica brooch, dated from AD 40-60. It has short wings, each of which is decorated with one incised line placed at an angle. Between the wings is a short arched bow. A rib from the rearward hook continues down the centre of the bow to its base, and two vertical incised lines (one on either side of the rib) run parallel to the rib and terminate in a punched circle. Below the bow is an integral decorative element which tapers inwards and consists of four diagonal grooves forming two V-shapes with the smaller V sitting inside the larger. At this point the foot of the brooch flares out to form a fan-tail. At least three incised grooves decorate this fan-tail, one is located down the centre and the other two down each side. The back of the brooch is plain except for an integral back plate running from the top of the head enclosing the space behind the bow. Part of the catchplate survives at the bottom of the brooch, but all other parts of the spring and pin are missing and the surface breaks to the rearward hook appear to be old. Surface condition is fairly good with a dark green patina and is slightly abraded. It measures 31.94mm in length, 16.82mm in width and weighs 6.6g. Similar brooches can be found in Hattatt, R. 1985. Iron Age and Roman Brooches. Oxbow Books. | 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: | 40
60 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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