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Description: | Copper alloy Brooch fragment. Cast head of an Aesica Brooch, Mackreth type AES 2.a1.A semi-circular spring case retains the imprints from a separate spring of at least eight coils (now lost), with a rearward hook projecting above it from the end of a central ridge of a flared upper bow. The bow has similar outer ridges terminating in knops. The central ridge continues with the bow, appearing to pass through a concavo-convex ring which was actually cast in one piece along with the other elements. The lower bow and catch plate are lost. Suggested date: Early Roman, 50-80.Length: 27.6mm, Width: 33.9mm, Thickness (upper bow at its central ridge): 4.5mm, Weight: 19.72gms.
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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