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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy aucissa brooch of Roman date (AD 0-100). Brooch consists of a head, formed by rolling the strip forward to form a tube for the axis bar. This example has iron corrosion across the head (possibly from the axis bar) There is no inscription visible on the head. The bow is thin and extremely convex with a central ridge running longitudinally with central rope work. The brooch terminates in an old break. The foot, pin and catchplate are all missing due to an old break.The metal is a dark brownish green in colour.Hattatt, P 317, No 833..
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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