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Description: | A copper-alloy Roman sandal-sole type plate brooch, probably dating from the 2nd century AD. The plate is flat on top and takes the form of an elongated shoe. It has a recessed area in the centre of the plate holding the remains of red enamel; the wide border has traces of tinning or silvering and a row of dots, possibly representing cobblers nails, runs around the edge. An incomplete small circular loop extends from the 'heel' in the same plane as the plate and would have probably linked the brooch to a second similar one. The pin is now missing but was originally aligned on the long axis of the brooch. The hinge consists of two parallel plate lugs, with rounded upper edges and a central hole, and the catchplate, which lies at the pointed toe of the "shoe", The upper part of the catchplate is damaged. The brooch itself is has a dark grey patina. It measures 37.5mm long by up to 8.5mm wide and 1.3mm thick (plate). It weighs 2.20g.
It is very similar to R. Hattatt's Visual Catalogue (2000) page 358, No.1141. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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