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Description: | A complete cast, enamelled disc brooch of Roman date (AD 80 - 250). The brooch measures 20.85mm in length, 19.45mm wide, 6.55mm thick and weighs 5.19 grams.The brooch is flat (2.45mm thick) and decorated with a six-pointed star around a single copper alloy pellet. The points of the star terminate in a circular knop. The area between the star and the outside edge contains red enamel. The area inside the star contains red enamel.A complete spring, lug and pin are located on the reverse, the pin has been bent downwards and is corroded. The catchplate is complete.Cf. Hattatt 2007 p.344, fig.203, nos.118, 518, 1409. In Roman Brooch Timeline (2007), Worrell dates flat enamelled disc brooches to AD 80-250.
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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