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Description: | A Roman copper alloy plate brooch with a glass setting (2nd-3rd century) The brooch is gilded with a central glass boss. It has a perforated lug on the back and part of the iron spring is still present (two coils). Only a residual amount of the catchplate is present. A stamped decoration of diagonal lines lies around the edge of the front of the brooch. The centre is oval rising to a point and is made from opaque blue glass. The surface is now pitted. Patchy pale green patina with small areas of red metal showing through. Large areas of gilding remain on the surface.
Dimensions: length 24.08mm; weight 17.87mm; thickness 14.11mm; weight 5.66g
Reference: Hattatt R.A. Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. p. 364 | 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
300 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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