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Description: | A 2nd century cast copper alloy disc brooch.
The brooch is a small flat brooch which has an early simple type. The front surface of the brooch has been enamelled with a hexagonal pattern. The hexagon has been formed from raised copper alloy on the surface of the brooch. At the point of each angle there is a small disc of copper alloy. A small disc of copper alloy has also been positioned the centre of the brooch. The cell inside the hexagon has been infilled with red enamel. The cell around the hexagon is enamelled in yellow. This pattern is possibly derived from the Roman sunburst designs (Hattatt, 1982, p138). The brooch also has a rim.
The reverse of the brooch is undecorated. The catchplate and the twin lug have been arranged longitudinally on the reverse of the brooch. Both survive intact. The remains of an iron pin are also still evident.
This type of brooch dates from the 2nd century AD.
This brooch is similar to examples in Hattatt, 1982, p138-9, 118 and Hattatt, 2000, p344, 118. | 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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