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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Aucissa derivative bow brooch. It is missing part of the headplate, spring, pin and catchplate due to old breaks. The brooch has a flattened rectangular head, missing one side and the ends due to old breaks, that appears to have been rolled forwards to hold in place the missing axis bar and with a central rectangular pin slot. The front face of the headplate is extremely worn but there are traces of decoration in the form of two groups of moulded transverse wavy lines. Beneath the headplate extends the curved bow, which is triangular in section with a prominent central rib on the front face and a flat back face. It appears to be undecorated and tapers towards the foot. The foot is narrow with a projecting terminal knop that is triangular in form. On the back face of the foot is an incomplete but integrally cast copper-alloy catchplate. The entire brooch measures 46.04mm in length, 5.89mm in width at bow, 2.08mm in thickness, and weighs 2.96g.This is an incomplete Roman Aucissa derivative brooch. It finds parallels in examples from Suffolk (SF-9DF4A4) and Richborough (Bayley and Butcher, 2004: nos. 86-87) and dates to the 1st century AD, c.43-100 AD.
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