Caption

Aucissa-type fibula, Rome Empire, end of the 1st century BC–1st century. Complete brooch with a flat ring decorated with an elongated roller; earth-brown patina. Half of the thin roller, with a hole for attaching a needle, is broken off. Black Sea region origin; fibula; height 3.2 cm, width 5 cm, depth 1.4 cm, weight 6 g., An object resembling a curved metal pin or clasp sits against a plain light gray background; the metal shows a weathered, dark gray surface with areas of brownish rust and hints of greenish patina, a rounded knob at one end, a slender straight rod spanning the lower edge, and a semicircular arch forming the upper part, with rough, irregular textures and slight shadowing beneath the object.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_124

License type

Rights managed

Available size

96.0Mb (588.9Kb) / 19.3in x 19.3in / 5792 x 5792 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aucissa-type fibula Rome Empire 1st century BC–1st century Complete brooch flat ring decorated elongated roller earth-brown patina Half thin roller hole attaching needle broken off Black Sea region origin fibula height 3.2 cm width 5 cm depth 1.4 cm weight 6 g object resembling curved metal pin clasp sits plain light gray background metal weathered dark gray surface areas brownish rust hints greenish patina rounded knob slender straight rod spanning lower edge semicircular arch forming upper part rough irregular textures slight shadowing beneath object.