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Description: | Cast copper alloy disc brooch. Roman. 2nd century AD.Disc brooch is 26mm in diameter and 1mm thick. Two concentric circles decorate the face, slightly raised to create fields for enamel. The inner ring is twice as thick (2mm) as the outer ring and border. The enamel fields are 0.5mm deep. No enamel survives. The reverse is blank. The hinge and catchplate partially survive up to 3mm high. The pin is missing. The brooch is slightly bent due to post-depositional damage.A simialr example can be seen in Hattatt, Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Fig. 521.
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