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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Roman symmetrical plate brooch of second to third century date. The brooch is of an equal ended type and each end takes the form of an equilateral triangle with a sub-circular knop either side. Linking the two triangles is a collared moulded rib. White enamel remains in the interior of each triangle, and there are also cells for six circular insets. One of these survives on each side, and they appear to be constructed from a black enamel. The four sub-circular knops ar damaged, but they may have once held enamel too. The reverse of the brooch is undecorated. There is a recess in the centre for the raised rib on the front. At one end there is a mechanism for a hinged pin (now missing) and at the other end is a catchplate. The brooch measures 29.01 mm long, 17.74 mm wide, 4.31 mm thick and weighs 6.5 grams.
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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