Romano-British 'Aucissa' Brooch

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  • Size

    3cm(H) x 7cm(L) / 1"(H) x 3"(L)

  • Condition

    Very Good

    good patina remaining,

  • Materials

    Bronze

  • Full Description

    Romano-British 'Aucissa' Brooch

    1st Century A.D

    Two-piece brooch; rectangular head perforated by axis and hinge mechanism for pin, bow of wide thin bronze with chamfered sides, arching at midpoint with short tapered bow, with stepping on a returned curve and culminating in slight swelling, considered in memory of the applied foot knob with catch plate incorporated. Knob-like protuberance decorate head of bow, two at first step of foot surmounted by V-shaped incision.

    British variant of the 'Aucissa' type. Examples found at Dorset, Hod Hill, Maiden Castle, and Wiltshire.

    cf. Hattatt (1981) fig. 29