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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy symmetrical plate brooch of probable continental origin, dating to the Roman period, between AD 200 - 400 (length: 28mm; width: 19mm; thickness at plate: 2mm; thickness at hinge: 3.5mm; weight: 3.90g).Only part of the top of the brooch remains. At the top, the neck of an incomplete flat-sectioned and narrow finial is still partly visible with a single rib below, where traces of a hinge mechanism can still be seen at the same place, but on the back of the brooch. The neck/ finial of the brooch then slants upwards/ outwards at a 45º angle to extend outwards at the sides to form the incomplete sub-square and flat-sectioned plate. The central plate is decorated with the remains of four sub-triangular cells radiating outwards at opposing angles either side of four sub-rectangular cells. These cells still contain turquoise and red coloured cells in the following formation:• A single red enamelled sub-triangular cell in each of the four corners of the plate.• Two turquoise enamelled sub-triangular cells at the top and bottom, in between the outer red enamelled corner cells.• The middle row of sub-rectangular cells have turquoise enamel in the end cells to either side, with two red enamelled cells in the centre.The central plate of the brooch is broken and corroded to the left, right and immediately below this enamelled decoration, so only the top and central part of the artefact remain. The back of the plate is flat and undecorated. Overall, the brooch fragment is in a worn and corroded condition, with small areas of bronze disease on the back of the top finial and partial hinge mechanism. The artefact has a dark green patina.Similar examples are illustrated in Hattatt, R, 1985, 'Iron Age and Roman Brooches', pages 153-155, particularly ref no 555, which was found in East Anglia.Other examples are illustrated in Bayley, J & Butcher, S, 2004, 'Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection', pages 126-7, particularly ref no 362, which was found at the Richborough Roman fort. Bayley and Butcher state that these equal-ended symmetrical plate brooches are of continental origin.
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