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Description: | Copper alloy Roman umbonate brooch from the 2nd century AD.It is circular in plan with a central hollow raised dome which is 6mm high and 14mm in diameter. The rim around the outside has rounded protrusions at regular intervals. It is incomplete, over half of the rim around the central dome having broken off.It has enamel on the front set into small hollows. A lot of this is now missing. On the dome the decoration is in the shape of a six-petalled flower which was yellow and blue. On the rim there are triangles which were filled with blue.It was a hinged brooch. The pin and catchplate are missing.
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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