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Description: | Cast copper alloy disc brooch dating to the Roman period, (45-410AD). The object is circular in plan and flat. There is a central circular pellet around which is a circular depression which would have been filled with enamel. This is surrounded by a wide circular band. This is surrounded by a circle of pellets and a narrower band. The circumfrance is decorated by a band of flattened pellets. Between the outer band and the narrow band is a groove in which the remains of blue enamel can be seen. A small amount of orange enamel can be seen between the flattened pellets on the outer band. The reverse of the object is undecorated. The spring and pin are missing but the remains of the spring case and catchplate can be seen. The raised bands have been tinned. Similar examples are no.1027-1029, p.171, Hattatt, (1987). It can be dated to c.80-250AD.
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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