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Description: | Roman tinned copper alloy Aesica brooch with (missing) hinged pin and iron axis bar. A small part of the rear of one tubular wing, one knob on the bow and the catchplate flap missing. The wings are decorated with a pair of engraved lines near the outer ends. At the top of the bow a median moulded rib expands to a transverse loop. On the bow two triangular cells are inlaid with red enamel and there are three similar cells on the fantail foot. Wingspan 20.5mm. Length 31mm. The transverse loop is similar to that on another hinged Aesica (Mackreth 2011, plate 29 no. 6109. Second half 1st century.
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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