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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy composite brooch of Roman, second century date. Length 21.5mm, width 18.7mm and 2.0mm thick. Weight 2.19g. The front face of the plate is recessed for enamel and consists of three conjoined discs, two above and one below. A small sub-triangular cell at the centre of the plate is formed by the intersection of the discs. Between the upper two discs is a further sub-triangular cell which projects slightly beyond the edges of the upper discs. Each circular disc is divided into two cells by a copper alloy strip. The cells of the upper discs are filled with blue enamel. The cells of the lower disc are filled with the remains of decayed enamel, the colour of which cannot be determined. The two sub-triangular cells are also filled with the remains of decayed enamel of indeterminate colour. On the slightly convex reverse is a perforated lug. Viewed from the side, the lug is semi-circular in profile and the small circular perforation is filled with a deposit of iron corrosion. The catch-plate has a recent break and only a stub survives. At the left side of the stub (as viewing the rear) is a deposit of iron corrosion. The pin, which was probably hinged, is missing. The piece is in poor condition and the metal of the front face is largely corroded and the blue enamel is ?pitted?. The surface of the reverse has a dull green patina. | 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: | 43
100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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