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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy enamelled brooch of probable Roman date (AD 100 - AD 410). Length 32mm, maximum width 13mm and 1.1mm thick. Weight 3.02g.The brooch is tripartite in form and symmetrical in plan. The central element is 6.6mm in diameter and has a circular perforation which is 1.3mm in diameter. At either side of this circular perforation is an angled protrusion with a pointed end. Above and below the central element are integral lunate-shaped "frames", each with a slightly pointed end. Within each frame is a lunate-shaped open space. The lunate-shaped frames have raised rims to form fields. In each field are three equally spaced raised circular copper alloy pellets. Each central pellet has a diameter of 2.3mm and the other pellets are 1.6mm in diameter. Both fields are filled with decayed red enamel that surrounds the pellets. Two small fields, one at each side of the central circular perforation, are also filled with decayed red enamel.The rear of the brooch is flat and plain. At the top are two parallel perforated lugs. Viewing the brooch from the side, the lugs are D-shaped and have a length of 5.0mm, a width of 5.0mm. The two lugs together have thickness of 3.8mm. The lugs contain the remains of a copper alloy axis bar and a small fragment of a copper alloy hinge. The catch-plate is D-shaped as viewed from the side. It has a length of 5.0mm, a width of 4.4mm and a thickness of 1.8mm. The curved part of the catch-plate that accommodated the missing pin is lost. This break is old and abraded. The brooch is in poor condition. It is corroded and has lost its patina on both faces.
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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