|
Date: |
|
Description: | Copper alloy lozenge shaped plate brooch from the Roman period.The main body of the brooch is complete but the pin is missing. The brooch is lozenge shaped with a lug at each corner. The front face has a hollow central lozenge shaped boss which would have been filled with enamel as decoration. The boss is surrounded by a raised edge. The lugs have been cast integrally with the brooch and are pointed and collared. Two have the remains of the pin mechanism and the catchplate on the back. The back of the brooch is plain.This type of brooch dates from the end of the first century through to the second century AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
Brooch
Copper alloy lozenge shaped plate…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete copper alloy enamelled…
-
Brooch
An incomplete copper alloy chatelaine…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete copper alloy chatelaine…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete copper alloy chatelaine…
-
BROOCH
A cast copper alloy lozenge…
-
BROOCH
A cast copper alloy lozenge…
-
BROOCH
A cast copper alloy lozenge…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete cast copper alloy…
-
BROOCH
A cast copper alloy lozenge…
|