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Description: | A Roman copper alloy disc brooch (2nd century AD). The brooch has a looped head plate. On the other side of the head plate are twin lugs with a copper alloy axis bar. The pin is still present and articulated with the axis bar and lugs, however the tip is missing as the pin is not long enough to engage with the catchplate. The catchplate is present and complete. The reverse is undecorated and hollow. The front of the brooch is circular and domed. It is decorated with a central ring and dot motif with two concentric circles of triangular inlaid glass/enamel, alternating blue and red. Around the outer edge is a deep grooved border. The bottom of the groove is damaged and perforated approximately a quarter way around. The inlaid glass/enamel is damaged ? cracked and chipped. There are two circular projections, one midway round on each side and there is a slightly larger projection to which part of the catchplate is attached. There are very small areas of silvering present at the junctions between the brooch and the projections. Even mid-green patina.
Dimensions: Length 34.75mm; Width 25.49mm; Thickness 11.87mm; Diameter 22.74mm; Weight 6.69g;
Reference: Hattatt, R. 2000. A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt?s Ancient Brooches. Oxbow Books, Oxford | 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 | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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