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Description: | An incomplete Roman copper alloy disc brooch. The front of the brooch features two concentric ribs of decreasing diameter within the disc, and a raised border around the circumference. The inner rib stands in clear relief when the brooch is viewed in profile. The zone within the inner rib is recessed and contains a raised annular collar, around a central cavity, but soil and corrosion products obscure whether this is a central perforation. The two zones between the outermost ribs are decorated with a repeated SSS shaped punched design. A small portion of the outer border and zone are missing. The reverse of the brooch features a lug and catchplate. A gently raised line runs between the catchplate and the lug, with a small sub-annular cavity in the centre. The pin is missing. The brooch is 33.43 mm in diameter and weighs 11.67g.On the front of the brooch, there are traces of gilding on the two outer zones and on the ribs, but the brooch predominantly has a mottled light green surface. There are also areas with an unidentified black covering on the obverse, and more extensively on the reverse (white metal?).Based on parallels, this is likely to have been a gilded disc brooch with a central glass setting (see Bayley, J & Butcher, S, 2004, 'Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection' pp 134-5, and plate 7, between pages 48-9). Bayley & Butcher date this type of brooch to the third if not the fourth century, and probably manufactured in Britain since few are known from the Continent (Ibid. pp 178-9)
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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