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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy disc brooch of Roman, second century date (AD 100 ? AD 200). Diameter 21mm, thickness of plate 1.0mm. Weight 3.17g.
The brooch is flat and disc-shaped. Part of the edge and also part of the catch-plate are missing. The pin and spring are also missing and the breaks are old. The front face has a raised peripheral rim. At the centre is a circular divider to form a cell for enamel. This divider has an inner diameter of 5.2mm and an outer diameter of 8.9mm. The cell formed by this central divider and the outer raised rim has six equally spaced circular pellets, all of which are 2.4mm in diameter. There is no trace of enamel in either of the cells. The rear face is slightly convex and has a perforated D-shaped lug (as viewed from the side) to accommodate the bar or pin spring. The bar is made of iron and iron corrosion on each face of the lug may indicate that the pin spring was made of iron. The remaining part of the catch-plate is D-shaped, as viewed from the side and the curled over part to secure the pin is missing.
The piece is corroded in places with a patchy light green patina at the front and rear. Fair condition. | 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: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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