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Description: | A Roman copper-alloy plate brooch.The plate is oval and has a deep oval cell at its centre, with a raised rim surrounding. The surface outside this rim slopes downwards and outwards, its gilt surface decorated with a series of transverse grooves. On the reverse, the positions of the pin attachment and catchplate indicate that the now-missing pin was originally aligned longitudinally. The pin attachment consists of a right-angled lug with central, iron-filled perforation. The catchplate also takes the form of a right-angled lug, its rolled upper edge having been lost. Traces of a white metal coating adhere to the underside of the brooch.Dimensions: length: 22.9mm; width: 15.7mm; height: 8.3mm. Weight: 4.06g.In their earliest and simplest forms, oval plate brooches may date from around the mid 2nd century (Bayley and Butcher 2004: 178). More developed examples such as their piece, with gilding and deep central cells, probably date from the 3rd and 4th centuries. They appear to be a native British product, occurring mainly in the south and east, with occasional outliers from the northern frontier and the Continent (ibid. 178-179). A close parallel for this brooch is PAS record BH-E7C381 from North Bedfordshire.
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