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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Aucissa brooch of Roman (mid to late 1st century) date.The headplate has decoratively cut edges which mirror a pattern of transverse grooves and ridges at the bow end. At the opposite end two tabs (damaged) have been folded backwards to form a cylinder for the now-missing axis bar. The pin is also missing but would have sat within a slit at the centre of the head. The humped bow is much thicker than the headplate. At the centre of the upper surface is a shallow groove; this is flanked on either side by a moulded ropework ridge, each ropework ridge itself flanked by two plain ridges. Unusually, the bow appears to have three transverse apertures. The circular openings of each of these apertures are visible in the vertical outer faces of the bow, each pair corresponding to a transverse ridge on the bow's underside. Iron corrosion surrounding the openings of these holes suggests that each probably contained an iron bar. The function of these perforations is unclear. A transverse ridge marks the start of the foot, the majority of which is missing. The brooch is corroded in places. It measures 30.6mm long, 13.9mm wide (head) and 16.2mm deep. The weight is 5.2g.
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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