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Description: | A worn and corroded fragment of a Roman cast copper-alloy disc brooch with peripheral lugs dating to the 2nd century AD. The brooch is formed of a disc with a lowered beveled circumferential edge and raised flat circular surface at the centre; the central raised surface is recessed in a ring to accommodate a bi-coloured enamelled setting of red and blue enamel, some of which is still intact. At the centre of the recessed ring, there is a further raised thin copper alloy ring; within that ring is a separately attached globular knop, also composed of copper alloy. Around the circumferential edge of the brooch, a small raised line is decorated with lightly incised lines and three of the original six circular peripheral lugs with ring-and-dot design are intact. The reverse surface is raised around the exterior for the beveled circumferential edge and peripheral lugs, then is recessed for the flat central surface, which holds on the enamel. The circular rivet-end of the globular knop perforates through to the reverse face of the brooch at the centre. A portion of the hinge mechanism is intact on the reverse, but the pin and a portion of the hinge are no missing. The brooch measures 21.2 mm long, 20.8 mm wide, 8.3 mm high, 1.5 mm thick and weighs 2.35 grams. For an identical example, cf. Hattatt 2007, Fig. 204, No. 124.
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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