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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Aucissa brooch which is missing the catch-plate and lower part of the bow (1st century AD). The head is a continuation of the flat strip of the bow. The upper edge is rolled forward to create a tube which holds the spindle on which the pin hinges. There is a slot in the centre of the head to hold the head of the pin which has now corroded in place. The tube creates wings 15.3mm wide below which the head narrows before widening slightly the the bow. Immediately below the wings is a horizontal panel which appears to have raised decoration on it, now unclear. There is then a raised horizontal line on the front another plain panel and a further raised line marking the start of the main bow.The main bow is a flat strip. It rises at 60 degrees to the head and is highly arched in profile. It is decorated with two parallel recessed grooves running down the length, each groove is flanked by raised lines at the outer edge and centre with a wider raised panel running down the centre of the bow between them. The reverse is plain and undecorated. The pin is extant and measures 32mm in length. It appears to have a plain head although this is now corroded into the hinge slot and has a spur at the back of the head to help hold the brooch closed. It is possible the pin was originally longer as the point is corroded.The remainder of the brooch, the foot and catch-plate, are missing to an old break. The artefact has a varied patina, the majority of the pin is dark brown with light green patches, the reverse has a dark green patina and the front of the plate has a dark brown patina with light green sections.Hattatt (2000, 317) illustrates a similar example, no. 832, with a slightly different arrangement of decorated panels at the head and a clear Aucissa stamp from France.
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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