Caption

Aucissa-type fibula, Rome Empire. Complete brooch of the Aucissa type from the Black Sea region. 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. End of the 1st century BC–1st century. Unknown site of origin Black Sea region. Fibula; height 3.2 cm, width 5 cm, depth 1.4 cm, weight 6 g., A single elongated metallic object lies horizontally against a plain light gray background, showing a weathered surface with patina in shades of dark gray, brown, and hints of green; one end tapers into a rounded, bulbous knob while the opposite end is slightly flared with a small protrusion, and the central shaft displays a series of longitudinal ridges and shallow grooves giving it a segmented appearance.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_125

License type

Rights managed

Available size

96.0Mb (568.6Kb) / 19.3in x 19.3in / 5792 x 5792 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aucissa-type fibula Rome Empire Complete brooch Aucissa type Black Sea region Flat ring decorated elongated roller earth-brown patina Half thin roller hole attaching needle broken off 1st century BC–1st century Unknown site origin Black Sea region Fibula height 3.2 cm width 5 cm depth 1.4 cm weight 6 g single elongated metallic object lies horizontally plain light gray background showing weathered surface patina shades dark gray brown hints green tapers rounded bulbous knob opposite slightly flared small protrusion central shaft displays series longitudinal ridges shallow grooves giving segmented appearance.