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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman Aucissa type brooch dating to AD 43-75.The pin and wings are missing. The brooch measures 32.65 mm in length, 7.59 mm in maximum width, 1.59 mm in minimum width and it weighs 0.94 grams.The head is divided by a central pin slot for the hinged pin (now missing). The head is 7.96 mm in length and 7.59 mm in width. The curls are incomplete. Iron staining suggests an iron axis bar.The bow extending from the head is C-shaped in profile. The upper bow is decorated with horizontal grooves and transverse grooves in between. The main body of the bow is decorated with a central ridge decorated with horizontal grooves flanked by vertical grooves.The catch plate is complete and triangular in shape. Projecting from the bow and the catch plate there is a foot in a shape of circular knob.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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