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Description: | Copper-alloy disc, 24 mm in diameter and 1-2 mm thick. In the centre is a circular hole 4 mm in diameter; around this are three concentric flat-topped ridges separating two broad U-shaped grooves. Part of the outer groove and ridge are missing (old breaks), but the rest of the edge of the disc is original. The reverse is undecorated and relatively flat. The grooves are too shallow for enamel, and there are no signs of any fixing mechanisms apart from the central perforation (which looks decorative). The object looks ancient, but its function and date cannot be established. It looks a little like a Roman brooch, but because of the lack of fixings, and the unsuitability of the grooves for enamel, it cannot be. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Geake, Helen - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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