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Description: | A slightly worn cast copper-alloy Roman enamelled brooch of plate type dating to the c. 1st-2nd century AD. This brooch is incomplete as the pin is missing. The brooch is octafoil in plan view with eight rounded knops, one at the exterior edge of each petal, and is flat on the underside. In the centre is an additional component formed of a circular in plan raised rivet, which is recessed in the centre to hold now absent enamel. Each of the petals of the brooch would have retained enamel, possibly in alternating shades of red and blue. The 'red' enamelled portions also appear to retain a circular rivet in the upper surface, possible forming additional but now lost detail. On the underside, a 'D' shaped pin lug for a hinged pin is retained, with the partial remains of a catchplate. This brooch has a dark green-grey colour, with the enamel appearing in varying shades due to corrosion.
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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