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Description: | Copper alloy Roman chatelaine brooch, complete except for suspension bar and toilet implements. The brooch consists of a single cast plate, shaped as a horizontal rectangular base, with a semi-circular section on top, and two lugs to hold the suspension bar projecting below. The semi-circular section has three projecting, tear-drop shaped knobs, one of which has been bent backwards as a result of damage. The front of the brooch is flat and is decorated with a geometric design of enamel cells. On the rectangular section of the brooch, a central vertical band of three lozenge-shaped cells is between two rows of six opposing triangular cells running horizontally. The lozenge shaped cells are of yellow enamel, whilst the triangular cells are blue. There are traces of red enamel surviving in the spaces between the cells. On the semi-circular section, a central large triangle of (red?) enamel is surmounted by a radiate of 6 blue triangular cells, whilst the three projecting knobs are each set with a blue enamel tear-drop shaped cell. On the rear the brooch has a simple hinged pin and catchplate, with the hinge at the bottom. The pin survives and is of copper alloy. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 100
200 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrew Richardson | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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