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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch. No exact parallel could be found for this object which is a one of a wide range of plate brooches produced during the 2nd century AD.
The plate is circular in plan and has a deeply concave centre. A short arm, with a transverse ridge and a rounded lug at the top, extends upwards from the centre of the plate's top edge. The pin attachment is located on the reverse of this arm and consists of two parallel plates with a short axis bar and a gap in between, from which emanates a fragment of the wire pin. There is a suggestion of a further small lug on the right and left hand sides of the plate. The bottom arm, which would presumably have had attached the catchplate, is missing. The upper surface of the brooch is heavily tinned or silvered.
The artefact measures 18.9mm long, 13.6mm wide and 6.7mm thick. The weight is 1.6g. | Subjects: | Plate | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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