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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman plate brooch. The brooch is lozenge shaped (lozengiform) with two flat sub-circular lugs protruding from the top and bottom of the central lozenge. It is quite likely that a further two such lugs protruded from the sides of the lozenge but the brooch is too worn for there to be great certainty about this. The lozenge is stepped at the edges and the interior of this is hollowed with a small raised central circular cell which is also hollow. Based on similar examples it is likely that these hollows were filled with enamel inlay. The reverse of the brooch is hollowed with the remains of the pin hinge and catchplate fittings extant but worn.Similiar examples can be seen in Hattatt's 'Visual Guide...', 2000 and on the PAS database.Brooches of this type are typically dated to the 2nd century (c.100-200 AD).
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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