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Description: | The object is a Roman disc brooch made from cast copper alloy and decorated with enamel. In ?Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts? Hattat has recorded a similar styled brooch, No. 1566 which he dates to the 2nd century.
The brooch was originally circular in plan, but the edges have been severely abraded and the shape in plan now is irregular. The upper surface is decorated with a central circular cell with traces of red enamel. Bordering this cell there is a scalloped high-relief platform which appears like a six petalled flower. Bordering this platform is a circular ring of yellow enamel which is within a ring of blue enamel.
The reverse of the brooch has the remains of three lugs, two are parallel to each to other, the third is opposite, on the edge of the brooch.
The brooch is in poor condition and is incomplete. There are traces of a dark green patina. The brooch measures 21.7mm long and 17.5mm wide. It weighs 2.04g. | 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: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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