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Description: | A copper-alloy Umbonate type plate brooch of 2nd century AD date (R. Hattatt; 1987; pp. 179).
The brooch, which is in good condition, consists of a domed circular central plate with four equally-spaced lugs around the outside. The centre point of the plate is flattened and has a small raised ring around a circular depression. Radiating out from this central section are twelve lozenge-shaped depressions, filled alternately with red and orange enamel. A circular groove marks the perimeter of the plate. Two small lugs extend from the centre points of the outer edges, whilst two slightly larger lugs mark the top and bottom of the brooch. A worn loop extends from the top of the uppermost lug and probably served to link the brooch to another via a chain. On the reverse, the hinge is located at the top and consists of two parallel plates with rounded outer edges and a horizontal axis bar. The bent pin is made from a tapering copper-allloy wire; its wider, flattened top sits in the vertical void between the two sides of the hinge. The catchplate is located directly behind the bottom lug and is closed with a rolled top edge. Traces of red and orange enamel protrude from the back of the brooch.
The object measures 34.9mm high, 34.3mm wide and 12.7mm deep. The weight is 8g. | 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: | Julian Watters | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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