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Description: | An incomplete Roman chatelaine brooch inlaid with enamel, probably dating to the 2nd century AD. This brooch is a plate brooch which is has a straight base with two arched sides which curve to meet each other at a point at the top. There are three circles which have been added to this at the 3 o'clock, 9 o'clock and 12 o'clock positions. The circles at the 9 and 3 o'clock positions have smaller circles inside and neither show any traces of enamel. The circle at the 12 o'clock position is larger than the other two and features a four petal flower. The vertical petals contain red enamel and the horizontal petals contain blue enamel. The spaces between the petals and the outer border contain white enamel. The main plate of the brooch has a central circle which acts as a boss. The circle contains a six petal flower where each petal contains red enamel. There is a central circle which may have contained enamel in the past but this is no longer in place. The circle containing the flower is surrounded by a groove and another border. There are nine lobes attached to this circle and each one contains enamel. The lobes at the 12, 3 and 9 o'clock positions contain green enamel. There are two lobes between each of the green lobes, each containing red enamel and the final two lobes are below the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock lobes, again containing red enamel. There are two more lobes on the main plate but these are attached to the outer border, next to the two lowest lobes. Running parallel to the bottom edge of the brooch there is a line which creates a small linear section. Contained within this are six downward pointing triangles in a line; the two central and two outer triangles contain red enamel and the remaining two triangles contain green enamel. In the spaces which remains between the outer border and the lobes and triangles there is evidence of blue enamel. At the bottom of the brooch, at either end of the straight baseline, there is a small hoop-like attachment. This would have held a wire from which small toilet instruments would have been held. A more complete example can be seen in Hattatt 2000, page 351 number 603.
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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