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Description: | A copper-alloy umbonate plate brooch of Roman (2nd to mid 3rd century) date.The plate, which is now damaged, would originally have been circular in plan, extending upwards to a flat central area, where there is a small, enamel-filled cell. This central area is surrounded by a ring of inward-pointing, triangular cells. This ring is surrounded by a second concentric ring of such cells. Due to corrosion, it is unclear as to the what colours the original enamel settings were. At the top of the brooch, separated from it by a groove, is a tapering lug, behind which is set the remains of the two perforated right-angled projections of which the hinge was comprised. At the opposite end of the plate is a smaller, downward-projecting lug, on the reverse of which is the damaged catchplate. The pin is missing. The brooch measures 28.4mm long, 17.1mm wide, 7.4mm high and weighs 2.3g.
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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