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Description: | A copper alloy Roman plate brooch fragment. It is an umbonate brooch, incomplete due to old breaks, and a little bent. In style it most resembles Hattatt nos 1064 and 1065, being domed at the centre. About half the brooch survives, with the remains of small lugs on the circumference, and the edges of the brooch being almost straight between the lugs, suggesting an octagonal outline. The suspension loop at the top is missing, as is part of the large lug at the bottom, behind which is part of the catchplate. The remains of two lugs which held the pin (missing)can also be seen on the reverse of the brooch. The central boss is largely missing, but the pattern of semi-circular cells and inter-spaces for a central motif, plus a border surround, are well-preserved. The cells vary, some being rounded and some almost pointed, and they continue into the projecting base lug. There are traces of blue enamel in the semi-circular cells, and red enamel in the inter-spaces. The brooch fragment measures 33.02mm in length, and 17.99mm in width.
Brooches of this type date to the second century AD. | 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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