|
Date: |
|
Description: | Roman brooch; cast copper alloy radiate umbonate brooch dating from the 2nd century. The brooch has a circular, domed central section with two concentric rows of triangular enamelled cells. The inner ring of cells have the remains of blue enamel and the outer ring has red enamel. There is a narrow border around the domed section, which has eight circular lugs radiating from the outer edge. Seven of the lugs are decorated with a ring and dot. The eighth lug is pierced. The outer border and lugs are gilded. The reverse of the brooch has the concave hollow behind the domed section. The pin fitting is present behind the pierced lug. It is formed of two pierced, domed lobes, holding the hinge of the pin, which is a simple, tapering, copper alloy strip. The small catchplate is also still present at the other side of the brooch.
Diameter 36.3mm, thickness 15.5mm, weight 10.02g
Ref: See the brooches at the top of Hattat, page 350 (figure 209), especially brooch 1574. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Rohde, Anja | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
brooch
Roman brooch; Cast copper alloy…
-
BROOCH
Roman brooch; cast copper alloy…
-
brooch
Roman brooch; Cast copper alloy…
-
brooch
Early medieval brooch; cast copper…
-
brooch
Roman brooch; large, fine, cast…
-
brooch
Roman brooch; cast copper alloy…
-
brooch
Early medieval brooch; Cast copper…
-
brooch
Early medieval brooch; cast copper…
-
brooch
Roman brooch (possibly); fragment of…
-
brooch
Roman brooch; incomplete cast copper…
|