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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy umbonate brooch of probable second century AD date. The domed circular brooch measures 32.4mm by 27.2mm by 10.9mm and weighs 6.7g. The edge of the brooch is decorated with four equally-spaced knops. The larger of these conceals the hinge for the missing pin and contains a broken loop. The opposite knop is small than the latter but slightly larger than the remaining two and hides the curving catchplate. The front of the brooch is decorated with enamel which is set in small triangular recesses. These are arranged in two circles of fourteen around a central pellet. The colour of the enamel alternates between red and blue, although it has not been preserved in every recess. A recessed border about 1mm wide surrounds the enamelled decoration. The back of the brooch is concave. A very similar brooch from Owmby, Lincolnshire, is illustrated in Hattatt's 'Visual Catalogue' (2000, p. 350, fig. 209, no. 128). | Subjects: | Umbonate | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Payne, Naomi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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