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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy thistle/ rosette brooch, dating to the 1st century AD (length: 66.1mm; width/ diameter of radiatting platform: 23.7mm; width at incomplete wings: 14.8mm; width at bottom of foot: 8.5mm; thickness/ depth: approx 20mm; thickness of radiatting platform: 0.8mm; weight: 8.70g).At the top of the brooch, the undecorated wings and head are incomplete with only the front of the wings remaining, as well as the external chord partly remaining. Immediately below the head, the highly arched bow (width: 6.5mm; thickness: 1.5mm) has a single rib running down the centre before extending outwards into a flat D-sectioned platform which holds the circular radiating platform in place below.The radiating platform is delicately decorated with a crescent sunburst/ flower design radiatting outwards from the centre where the separately applied platform has been hammered and overlapped into place at the back of the feature. The decoration consists of nine visible petals or droplets with ridged outlines and mostly three pellets in each formed in a line. Radiating around the rounded end of these droplets, there are mostly five more pellets in the outer field around the edge of the radiating platform. Overall, the decoration on the front of this platform is worn or most likely ceases to continue around the back of the feature. There is no decoration on the underside of this platform apart from several scratches and a pitted surface around the edge. Bending out from underneath the platform and to a right angle from the arched bow, the bottom of the bow or led has a central rib with two lines of slightly uneven dotted decoration running down to the rounded terminal/ foot. There is also some pitted towards the foot of the brooch.The back of the brooch is undecorated and the long rectangular catch plate (length: 32mm) which runs down the majority of the leg is nearly complete and has two possible purposeful openings half way down the feature. Overall, the brooch is in a slightly worn but good condition with a dark green patina.A very similar example comes from a Continental source, and is illustrated in M Feugère's 'Les Fibules En Gaule Méridionale de la conquête a la fin V siècle après J.-C.', page 99, ref nos 1294-5, which were found at Annecy, Les Fins and Chusclan, Sausse respectively. Another example, which has similar openings in the catch plate is illustrated in an excavation report at 'Canterbury: Marlowe Car Park and Surrounding Areas', pages 971-2, fig 407, ref no 82.
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