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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Umbonate disc brooch of Roman date. The brooch is circular with two of projections extending from opposite points, one housing the pin mechanism, the other, the catchplate. The main body of the brooch is distinctly domed and is decorated with an outer recessed border only a small portion of which now survives where the two projections join the brooch. It is possible that further decorative projections once existed from the border. Within this border are two concentric rings of small interlocking triangular cells around a central circular cell. Some of the indented cells show traces of red enamelling though all were presumably decorated in this manner, possibly with a variety of colours. The reverse is concave and undecorated. On the reverse of the brooch projections a short length of the pin is still present and is attached by a double-lug hinge. The pin shaft is bent. From the reverse of the second projection the broken catchplate extends.The metal is a dark brownish-green colour and survives in good condition. The brooch is 31.2mm long, 19.6mm wide, 5.4mm thick and weighs 4.6g. Brooches of this type date to the 2nd century AD. A similar example can be seen in Hattatt, p.350, fig.209, no.128.
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