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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman Aesica brooch dating to circa (AD 50-75). The upper bow is complete and the partial remains of one wing cap. The opposing wing cap, axis bar, pin, foot and catch plate are missing. The brooch has the left hand wing partially intact that is semi-cylindrical in profile. The upper bow is broadly triangular in plan with expanded knopped terminals in the bottom corners. On the lower edge of the triangular bow is a narrowed moulded collar comprised of two horizontal ribs. The collar extends to a broken terminal from which originally the lower fantail section of the brooch would have extended. The brooch is decorated with a central vertical rib that begins just below the upper edge of the bow and terminates at the lower edge of the triangular bow. On the reverse of the brooch, the spring and pin are missing and there is no decoration. The brooch has a fairly even mid green coloured patina.A similar brooch can be seen illustrated in Mackreth (2011 plate 29) nos 6125. This style of brooch dates from c. AD 50-75. There are many similar examples on the database that have been discovered in East Dorset (DOR-F4C3D2) and the Stratford upon Avon district, Warwickshire (LEIC-C3DC80).The brooch measures 22.49mm length, 17.2 mm width (across wings), 3.42mm thick across the bow, and weighs 4.83 grams.Mackreth, D.F., 2011 Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain Oxford, Oxbow Books.
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