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Description: | A mostly complete but slightly damaged, Roman, cast, copper alloy, unusual oval, flat shaped plate 'disc' brooch. The face is divided into two concentric oval segments. A central oval section that may have contained orange coloured enamel of which there is just a trace left. Also an outer surrounding oval, containing three small remnants of blue and three small areas of white enamel, therefore once containing these two alternate colours without dividers. There is a plain outer edge and a wider band that separates the enamel areas, this was unfortunately struck with a digging tool when recovered and now appears silver which may have been the original colour below the surface corrosion. The hinged pin is missing as is part of the supporting lug and catch plate. There is a rusty brown surface deposit probably due to the water logged ground condition and some green verdigris corrosion. This brooch is likely to date to 100-200AD. Ref. Ancient Brooches & Other Artefacts, R. Hattatt, Oxbow Books 1989, page 344-345, fig. 203 & 204 and Brooches of Antiquity, R. Hattatt, Oxbow Books 1987, page 167 no. 1027 & 1028 and page 171 fig. 55. The brooch is 25.68mm long, 19.90mm wide, 5.68mm thick and weighs 5.2g
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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