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Description: | A Roman Period, Copper Alloy Disc Plate Brooch; 6.49mm in diameter and 1.71mm thick. The Brooch weighs 2.54g. The brooch appears to be similar to 120 of Hatatt's visual catalogue in fig. 203.The object is circular in form and rectangular in section. It is decorated with a central raised circle surrounded by a triskele (three armed) design with circular protrusions at each point. This device if filled with red enamel. The raised circular pieces appear tinned? The brooch has a raised border and contains a greeny-blue enamel.The reverse of the brooch shows a copper alloy catch plate which runs along the radius of the object, ending about 1/4 of the way in. A single lug attached the spring to the piece.
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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