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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Rosette brooch of Iron Age to Roman date. It is missing most of the foot, spring casing, spring and pin due to old breaks. The brooch has a semi-cylindrical spring casing with flat, round end plates, one of which is missing due to old breaks along with the spring, axis bar and pin. Extending from the front of the spring casing is an integrally cast bow that is steeply curved, D-shaped in section with a prominent mid rib. An incised transverse groove is visible at the top of the bow, and the mid rib is flanked by vertical grooves. At its foot the bow joins an integrally cast central disc, which is dome-shaped with a concave back face. It is decorated on the front face with a semi-circular groove and series of notches at the base of the bow, followed by four radiating concentric rings and an incomplete border with punched triangles. The base of the disc has the remains of an integrally cast foot, which is rectangular in form with moulded vertical grooves on the front face and terminates in old breaks towards its base. On the back face the foot is slightly raised from the disc and has the remains of an incomplete but integrally cast catchplate. The surviving brooch measures 45.12mm in length, 23.71mm in width at disc, 10.13mm in width at bow, 4.35mm in thickness at bow (15.84mm in maximum thickness), and weighs 10.75g.This is an incomplete Rosette brooch of late Iron Age to Roman date. It is similar to examples published by Hattatt (1989: p. 308, nos. 783-784, 1468) and dates to the 1st century AD, c.25-65 AD.
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