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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy plate brooch of Roman date. It is missing its outer edges, pin, outer edges of the catchplate and pin lug, as well as any central boss or setting that may originally have existed due to old breaks. It has a circular plate with raised rim that contains a moulded, raised inner circle or band. The centre of the inner circle is recessed with a raised central circle containing a central dot. The front face of the plate between the raised inner circle and outer edge is decorated with multiple, repeated S-shaped motifs and has a gilded surface. The back face of the brooch has an integrally cast, but incomplete, single pin lug and opposing semi-circular catchplate, the pin lug retaining iron staining or corrosion probably the remains of the now missing pin. The back face has traces of an added white metal coating and the entire object has a pale green patina with light green corrosive products in places. It measures 23.16mm in diameter, 2.97mm in thickness and 5.44g in weight.This is a plate brooch of Roman date. Its form and decoration is similar to examples with central enamel, glass or spoked decoration noted in Hattatt (e.g. Hattatt, 1989: nos. 1214, 1215, 1411) although lacks a central setting of any kind, which may be missing due to old breaks. It is likely to be of similar type, which suggests a date range in the 2nd to 3rd centuries AD for the current example.
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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