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Description: | Incomplete Roman copper alloy gilt disc brooch of the gilded Glass centre-boss type, missing its central setting and with its catchplate and hinge mechanism filed down on the reverse. It has had two perforations made through the centre(rivet holes?), c.2-3mm in diameter. Part of the edge is also missing (old damage) around the filed hinge mechanism, and the metal has split to the front (possibly as a result of filing?).The brooch measures 28.7x30x2mm and weighs 5.31g.The gilding survives in two 1.7mm wide C-shaped grooves either side of the central (missing) setting. The groove is filled with rocker-arm decoration. Originally the entire surface of the brooch (excluding the centre-boss) would have been enamelled. It is interesting that the groove does not continue from two C shaped into a circle, as is most usual with this type of brooch. The two 'gaps' are where the catchplate and lug would have been on the reverse.The central area is also curious in that it is not circular but a rounded rectangle, measuring 15.7x12mm.The copper alloy is very worn and patina only survives in the groove.2nd to 3rd century.
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