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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy Roman knee brooch (c. 2nd century AD). At the head is semicircular plate (W.: 10.6mm) with two circular perforated end-plates (Dia.: c. 6.0mm). Protruding from the centre of the front of the head is a rectangular tab terminating in a small chain loop, now abraded through. Surviving between the plates is a copper-alloy axis bar. Around this latter survive the two coils of the spring and its chord below. The pin continues from one of the coils and tapers to a point. It has only corroded very slightly. In profile the bow is humped, travelling towards a foot which is flat on its lower surface but curves back upwards on its upper to give it a triangular cross-section. The bow tapers in plan from 6.9mm below the head to 2.3mm above the foot. The foot itself is 4.5mm wide. The bow is flat on the lower surface. As the bow flattens out on its lower surface so a catch-plate begins (max. L.: 6.4mm). The majority of the catchplate is sub-trapezoidal in form and survives well, including the fold. The brooch is decorated on its upper surface with bands of enamel. There is one running across the width of the head just above the bow. One runs the length of the bow, with probable triangular cells to each side. The enamel within the strips has decayed to a dull grey-blue colour. The brooch now has a dark-green patina with some lighter pitting.
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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