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Description: | The object is a fragment of a cast copper alloy disc brooch. These type of brooches date to the Roman period, 2nd century. Hattatt illustrates a similar brooch in (1987) Brooches of Antiquity, No. 1071. The brooch is incomplete. In plan it is an irregular shape, originally it would have been circular. The brooch has a conical shaped profile. The tip of the conical is at the centre of the brooch, however in this case due to the damage the centre is near a broken edge. The centre has a flattened platform which has a high-relief border, within which there is a central pellet. The sides of the conical are undecorated, but flares to the edge forming a shallow conical in profile. Only a small portion of the original edge remains. The edge has two fine parallel grooves with a lip on the exterior, which form a border for the brooch. The reverse of the brooch is hollow. Where the original edge remain, the reverse of this portion has remains of the catchplate in the form of a sub-semi circular lug with abraded edges. The surface of the brooch has a matte light green patina. The brooch measures 23.16mm long from the originally edge to the opposite broken edge, and is 20.7mm wide perpendicular measurement to the length. It weighs 3.6g.
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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