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Description: | Copper alloyBrooch. Humped Wing-and-Fanbow or Aesica Brooch with a probable hinged pin. This appears to be a slightly later variant of a mid 1st-century form. Tubular and slightly stepped or tapered wings (one lost) bear closely-spaced zones of diagonal billeting which are apparently intended to imitate the form of a spring. The wing(s) retains an axis bar for a hinged pin (now lost). The crest of bow is markedly humped where it meets the wings. Moulded central ribs follow the flat bow, inparting a plano-convex or D-section at its narrowest point; the central rib bears closely spaced horizontal billeting. The flared lower bow is bordered by a continuous rib, and its corners are marked by small moulded knops, these are a feature of Aesica brooches. A similar knop serves as a diminutive foot below the scar marking the position of a catch-plate on the reverse. Suggested date: Early Roman, 50-75.Length: 53.09mm, Width: 36.36mm, Thickness (crest of bow): 9.03mm, Weight: 20.72gms.
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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