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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy plate brooch dating to the Roman period. The object is an oval, flat plate, divided into two zones by a reserved flat metal ridge that is concentric to the similar oval outer rim. The brooch is decorated within the outer zone with a bright blue enamel and the centre, although now empty, could have held further decorative elements such as a paste intaglio or more enamel. The back of the brooch is missing its pin and spring, although the single pierced lug and catchment plate with a curved edge are still intact. The colour of the metal is a mid-brown-green with some elements of orange corrosion. Common dating for this type of brooch is the 2nd to 3rd century AD (Hattatt 2000); however, in Bayley and Butcher (2004, 134) the two examples range from AD150-250 to AD 400+ according to the evidence. For close PAS parallels see: LVPL-B41AC8; BUC-ED53E6; SUR-D2A0F5; YORYM-ADB6B1. For similar examples see: Hattatt 2000, Fig. 223, Nos. 1207-1208; Bayley and Butcher 2004, 134, "Oval Flat Brooches With Broad Outer Band of Enamel": Fig. 100, Nos. 386 (AD 150-250) and 387 (AD 400 +).
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