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Description: | The find consists of a disc of copper alloy overlaid by a thick, embossed sheet of silver decorated with raised triangles radiating round a central boss and interspersed with ladder-pattern strips. There is a pierced circular lobe on the edge above the end of the hinge for the pin. The overlay is folded round the sides of the brooch and the back is tinned. The central boss and one or two of the triangles have been crushed in antiquity.
D.: 41 mm Wt.: 19.34g
Date. Uncertain, but more than 300 years old. Although the brooch has some similarities with Roman plate brooches, it is much larger than one would expect, and the technique of manufacture and the design is not typically ??Roman??. The exact date thus remains inconclusive.
Discussion. Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate silver content for the sheet overlay of 95%. However, the Treasure code of practice (parag. 6) states that objects plated in gold or silver will not normally be Treasure; therefore, it would not qualify as treasure under the terms of the 1996 Treasure Act.
B.M. Ager & R Hobbs | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Barton, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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