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Description: | A cast copper alloy mount, harness fitting, or component of a brooch or similar object. The object is formed from a circular plate of copper alloy, with a raised rim. Inside the rim there are two further raised concentric circles. Inside the field between the rim and the first ring traces of blue enamel can be seen, but it has largely been lost due to corrosion and wear. There are two small patches of enamel which appear to be millefiori in design. The design is blue and white in alternating squares. It is highly elaborate and detailed. Inside the next set of rings are raised squares of red enamel, alternating with lower set squares of yellow enamel. Inside this ring there is then a circle of infilled blue and white and finally the 'bulls eye' is red. There are no attachment fixtures or fittings on the reverse of the plate. It is therefore no certain how this object would have fitted into a large artefact. So its identification is rather uncertain. This object is Roman in date.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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