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Description: | A cast copper-alloy Roman enameled plate brooch dating from the late second to third century AD. The brooch is sub-circular in shape and has a design which consists of a raised hexagon with concave sides and terminals which are enlarged into circular dots, giving the impression of a flower or the sun. At the centre of the hexagon is a further raised circular dot. The cell between the outer hexagon and the internal dot is filled with white enamel whilst the cell between the hexagon and the collar running around the circumference of the brooch is filled with a dark blue enamel. On the back there is a perforated lug which served as a hinge for the pin. The remains of the catchplate are visible at the opposite end, but this is almost entirely missing. The brooch measures 20.68 mm long, 17.82 mm wide, 2.35 mm thick (5.88 mm thick including the lug) and weighs 2.9 grams. The metal of the brooch has a dark green patina where it is not abraded. On parts suffering from abrasion and copper corrosion it has a paler green colour. Hattatt (2000, page 344, nos 118 and 518) illustrates two very similar examples, whilst SOM-DA8D03, SUSS-032907 and LEIC-6A9867 on this database are also similar. Bayley and Butcher (2004: 178) suggest that the form is British and dates to the later 2nd and early 3rd centuries.
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