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Description: | A copper alloy Roman Aucissa brooch dating from AD 43 - 75. The strip brooch has a head formed by rolling the strip forwards to form a tube for the axis bar. Iron corrosion obscures most of the area (presumably from the axis bar) but the head does not appear to be inscribed "Aucissa" as on the brooches which gave this class their name. Only the head of the hinged copper alloy pin survives. A transverse band of ropework decorates the head, and then the strongly arched bow is fluted. A central ridge decorated with ropework is flanked by a channel on each side, and beyond them is another band of ropework along both edges of the bow. At the base of the curved part of the bow is another group of transverse ridges. The short lower bow is faceted and terminates in a hemispherical foot. The catchplate projects from the lower bow and is incomplete. The brooch is worn and there are chips in the patina and along the edges of the brooch. Apart from not having the inscription, it is similar to number 833 on page 317 of Hattatt's Visual Catalogue. Compare also IOW-8F4753. The brooch has a mixed patina which is smooth and golden brown in places, with other areas dark green.
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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