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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Rosette brooch dating to the first century AD. The brooch possesses a head plate comprising two hollow cylindrical wings, which contain a fragment of the spring mechanism. The pin is missing. From the head plate, there extends a rectangular, slightly arched bow with longitudinal ribbed decoration. From the bow, there extends the flat lozengiform ?rosette? feature. This is decorated with a semi-circular rib at the base of the bow and marginal ribs. A fragment of the flat, rectangular ribbed foot extends from the rosette. On the underside of brooch, the scar of the worn catchplate is visible. The brooch measures 41mm in length and a maximum of 30mm in width. | 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: | 1
100 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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