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Description: | Incomplete copper alloy and enamelled lozenge-shaped plate brooch of Roman, second century date. The pin and chain loop are missing. The breaks are old. Length 29mm, width 29mm and 16mm thick. Weight 6.55g.The brooch may be classified as a Hattatt umbonate variant (Hattatt 1989, 1552; 1557). The wheel motif is applied to the umbo and takes the form of a "sunburst" pattern which consists of a central hub and ten radiating spokes as dividers for the ten triangular cells filled with enamel of red alternating with blue. The hub is also enamelled and this is green in colour. However this may have been a different colour originally as enamal may change colour over a period of time due to decay. An encircling groove, U-shaped in cross-section, around the umbo, extends to the edge of the lozenge-shaped plate. A rounded peripheral lug is situated at each side angle and also at the lower angle of the plate. The side lugs are slightly smaller than the lower lug. At the upper angle of the plate are the remains of a possible chain loop. Minute traces of tinning are visible at the front of the brooch.The reverse is concave and reflects the form of the umbo profile at the front of the brooch. Parts of two lugs to take the axis bar for a hinged pin survive. However, the axis bar is missing. The remains of the catch-plate is situated immediately to the rear of the lower peripheral lug.The copper alloy is corroded but appears to be in a stable condition.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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