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Description: | Copper alloy with enamel Brooch. Umbo or Tutulus Brooch, Cast concavo-convex plate with six equidistant lugs set around its rim, a central cone whose base is defined by inscribed lathe turned circumferential lines, and a central boss with a raised rim and central rounded knop. The flat plate between rim and central cone retains traces of blue enamel. A folded catch plate and a housing for a hinged pin (lost) are retained on the back. Referred to by Mackreth (2011, page 163-4) as a Dished Cone, Type 5. Suggested date: Late Roman, 300-350.Diameter (lug to lug): 34.6mm, Height (clear of pin gear): 10.1mm, Thickness (plate, at rim): 1.9mm, Weight: 7.63gms.
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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