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Description: | A slightly incomplete cast copper alloy lunular plate brooch dating from the Roman period. In profile, the brooch is lunular (crescent shaped) with a projection between the ends of the crescent which forms the foot. There is a circular design near to each end of the crescent, on the outer edge, joined to the foot by way of a thin copper alloy moulding. There is an arc at the opposite end of the brooch to the foot. This was probably an annular feature (e.g. see similar object RC116 (M61) in Mills, 2000, "Celtic and Roman Artefacts", p.52). The foot has a D-shaped cross, section, with a convex front and a flat reverse. On the reverse, there are two lugs at the widest part of the crescent holding the incomplete copper alloy pin by way of a small copper alloy axis bar. The catchplate, which is incomplete, is located behind the foot of the brooch. The brooch is 33.1mm long, 22.9mm wide and 9.5mm from front to back (including the pin mechanism). It has a mass of 8.1g.
On the front of the brooch, within the crescent, there is a smaller crescent shaped design. This is formed from two continuous rows of recessed, enamelled, curve-sided triangular cells divided by pointed oval designs. The pointed oval designs are copper alloy and not recessed. The red enamelling in the cells nearest to the outer edge of the crescent is incomplete. The blue enamelling in the cells adjacent to the inner edge of the crescent is also incomplete. There is also cell at both ends of the crescent with blue enamel filling. The circular features to either side of the foot of the brooch each have a central circular cavity and a concentric annular cavity. These are empty but may have been enamelled (e.g. see similar object RC116 (M61) in Mills, ibid.). There are some traces of a white-metal coating on the brooch, particularly on the reverse by the catchplate. Other than the enamelling and white metal coating, the brooch has a green patina, with some pitting evident. It is in good overall condition.
Plate brooches tend to date from the late first century AD to the first half of the third century AD, circa AD80-AD250 (e.g. see ??Roman Brooch Timeline??, Worrell, 2007), and this is the most likely date range for the brooch recorded here. | Subjects: | Plate | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Slarke, Duncan - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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