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Description: | A copper alloy brooch, in the form of a four lobed rectangle. The centre of the brooch is a raised circle, enclosing a hollow, which may have held enamel or an inlay. The back of this hollow is damaged. This is enclosed by an incised or punched design of a meandering line with dots either side. This in turn is enclosed in a circle from which incised lines radiate into the corners of the rectangle. Four pierced lobes protrude from the sides of the rectangle. One lobe is missing. A similar brooch illustrated by Mills (2000) has bone discs riveted to each of the lobes. These white inlays would have made an attractive contrast to the glossy metal. He dates his example to the mid to late first century AD. The back of the brooch is undecorated but two small fins of copper alloy, have the hole the pin fitted through. Part of the catchplate is present also.
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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