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Description: | A Roman copper-alloy plate brooch.The plate is oval in plan and slightly damaged around the edges. At the centre there is a deep, now empty, oval cell with a raised rim. The area between the central cell and the plain, flat outer rim is decorated by two gilt bands, each bearing a line of toothed incisions and separated from each other by a low ridge, located off-centre. The hinge and catchplate, both damaged, are located at opposite ends of the reverse. The hinge would have comprised a single perforated lug, forming a right angle with the back of the plate; the catchplate is similar, but it is unperforated. Traces of a white-metal coating adhere to the surfaces around the hinge and catchplate.Dimensions: 37mm long, 28mm wide, 6.9mm high. Weight: 11.89g.In their earliest, simplest forms oval plate brooches may date from around the mid 2nd century (Bayley and Butcher 2004: 178). More developed examples such as their piece, with gilding and deep central cells, probably date from the 3rd and 4th centuries They appear to be a native British product, occurring mainly in the south and east, with occasional outliers from the northern frontier and the Continent (ibid. 178-179).
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