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Description: | An incomplete and corroded Roman enamelled plate brooch. It is flat, circular in shape and is missing much of the exterior edges, part of the catchplate, the spring and pin due to old breaks. The front face of the plate has enamelled decoration. This comprises a central copper alloy pellet surrounded by a six-lobed decorative motif contained within a narrow border that traces the outer edge of the plate. The recessed fields between the central motif and the exterior edge are filled with a vivid dark blue enamel, whilst there are traces of a pale green enamel in the corresponding fields within the six-lobed motif. The back face of the brooch is flat and undecorated. At one end can be seen the remains of a widely spaced integral double lug positioned at the opposite side of the plate from an integral catchplate, which is flat and sub-triangular in profile. The entire brooch measures approximately 19.26mm in diameter, 2.07mm in thickness, and weighs 1.94g. A near identical brooch, but with different coloured enamelling, is noted from Roman Hacheston (Blagg et al., 2002: no. 171), as well as examples recorded under the PAS from Suffolk (SF2486, SF-35ED73). These suggest a date in the 2nd century AD for the current example.
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