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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman chatelaine plate brooch . . The body of the brooch is a rectangular shape with a pointed upper edge. In the centre of the body there is a high-relief slightly hollow conical. Protruding from the upper three corners are integral decorative lugs, and from the lower two corners of the brooch there is a hinge. The central conical is decorated with low relief inverted triangular cells, 6 in total, one has traces of red enamel which is now a light green colour. On the body of the brooch, around the central conical there are more triangular cells, which some may have traces of yellow enamel within. The upper central lug is almost circular in plan and has a four petalled flower as decoration. Three of the fields around the flower are filled with yellow enamel, the fourth has blue enamel. The lugs on the upper side corners of the brooch are also circular with a central circular cell. There is possibly enamel within the field around this cell, but it is unclear whether there is any enamel in the central cell of the lug. The hinges on the lower corner are formed by integral lug with holes running through, there are traces copper alloy wire within the hinges. Johns illustrates a similar complete example (Figure 7.22) and discusses that these brooches are not often common Romano-British finds The reverse of the brooch is undecorated. Along the lower edge of the brooch there are two vertical lugs which provide the hinge mechanism for the pin. The pin is made from cast copper alloy and is hinged to the lugs with a fragment of copper alloy wire. The catch plate is at the upper most central corner/lug, and is complete. The surface of the bracelet has a well developed mid green patina. All the toiletry set is missing. It measures 40.6mm long and, 40.3mm wide. It weighs 12.79g.
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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