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Description: | A copper alloy Roman plate brooch fragment. It is part of a flat cruciform plate with four concave sides. The upper terminal is complete though worn, and the edges of the arm have knops on either side. Behind this are two semi-circular lugs between which the pin remains are hinged.
The right arm terminal is complete, with a central transverse groove and serrated edges. The left arm terminal is now twisted but appears to have had a similar shape and decoration. The lower arm terminal is missing due to old beaks.
There is a central circular motif, with double concentric grooves around a central area. These hollows may once have held enamel although they may have beeen too shallow. Examples from Richborough (Bayley and Butcher 2004, no.342) and Hatcheston(Blagg et al 2004, no.166) have a central hole which may have held a riveted boss, but the Palgrave example is not perforated. This type of brooch had a wide distribution within the Roman empire from the mid first century A.D.
The brooch measures 24.8mm in surviving length,32.77mm in width and weighs 2.29g. | Subjects: | plate | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Carr, Jane - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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