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Description: | Roman cast copper alloy oval plate brooch with glass inset. The brooch has a large raised central cell containing a black glass inset which is now shattered with only the base remaining. The cell is surrounded by a wide border with a raised outer edge within which is a ring of repeated S-shaped stamped decoration making a ropework effect. There are remains of gilding on this border. On the back of the brooch are the remains of the double lug to hold the pin and the catchplate surrounded by iron corrosion, probably the remains of the pin. It is 21.9mm long, 16.2mm wide and 11.1mm thick; it weighs 6.44 grams.Bayley and Butcher (2004:178) suggest this type (T271) date to the later third or fouth centuries with the glass insets typically having a conical top although intaglio examples are also known (e.g. NARC-1A5213). BERK-0B1575 and DENO-288CB5 on this database have more complete insets although slightly varying borders.
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