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Description: | Roman cast copper alloy hinged Aesica brooch missing part of one wing, the pin and the catchplate. The head is formed of two tubluar wings, 27.9mm long, flanking a central slot. One wing is complete with a pair of transverse incised grooves half way along its lengh, the other is broken with perhaps one quarter surviving. The wings hold the corroded remains of a spindle which would have run across the slot to hold the head of the missing pin which hinged in the slot. The bow is formed of two parts; a front part which curves though a semi-circle and a flat back plate. The front part is D shaped in section and widens half way down into projecting knops on each side. At the end of the semi-circle it rejoins the back plate with an expanded penannular ring shaped terminal. The front is decorated with incised lines following the outline down either edge. There is a band running down the centre formed of thin incised lines flanking a broader indented line which seems to contain a row of raised rectangles. The front is corroded however with the surface lost, particularly in the centre, making this design less clear.The back plate comes out straight from the top of the head at right angles to the wings. It has an oval upper section which narrows at the point it rejoins the front part, below this is expands out again into a fan shaped foot. The back is flat apart from two raised straight lines running down the lengh of the plate which are angled slightly apart towards the foot end. There is no evidence of the catchplate but the back is corroded and it may not be visible. One corner of the fan shaped foot is worn and rounded and it maybe the entire foot was originally longer but has broken with a straight lower edge. There is extensive traces of a white metal coating on the front. It is 31.8mm long, 16.6mm thick and weighs 16.70 grams.It can be dated from 50-75AD. Similar examples are recorded on the database e.g. GLO-BC4AE4 and LVPL-708346.
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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