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Description: | A copper alloy Roman plate brooch, umbonate type. The brooch has a central circular convex plate (now distorted in shape) with an opposing hinge and catchplate. The pin has not survived. There is a groove between the brooch and the top of the hinge and catchplate, which curve parallel to the side of the brooch before extending outwards. The hinge is formed from two parallel circular loops and the catchplate is a simple trapezoidal strip extending from the underside of the brooch.
The decoration on the plate is no longer very distinct but appears to consist of an outer circle of trapezoidal cells with an inner radiating motif, possibly with a central circular cell. There is likely to have been enamel within these cells; yellow patches may be the remains of this. | Subjects: | Plate | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Ghey, Eleanor - British Museum | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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