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Description: | An umbonate plate brooch, of Roman dating (100 - 250 AD). The brooch is sub circular in plan, with three incomplete projecting knops protruding from the edge. The body of the brooch is domed in profile and this is decorated with a central circular cell surrounded by two concentric rings of triangular cells which originally would have held enamel. The inner and outer rings circle consists of 14 triangular cells each. A thin rim is present around the edge of the outermost circle. It is to this rim that the projecting knops are attached at the cardinal points. Two of the projecting knops consist of the hinge and catch plate for the pin on the reverse, but the spring and pin are now missing. The reverse of the body of the brooch is hollow and undecorated. The brooch has a mid brown/green coloured patina. It measures 28.81mm in length, 20.88mm wide and 9.5mm thick. It weighs 3.7g.Umbonate brooches of this type are frequently encountered finds on military and civilian sites throughout Britain (Bayley and Butcher: p. 173). Hattatt (2000) dates one from Owmby, Lincolnshire (p. 350, fig 209, #128) to the 2nd Century. Other comparative examples recorded on the PAS database include BERK-356282 from Oxfordshire, SF-F7D194 from Suffolk, DENO-60F478 from Nottinghamshire, and HAMP-7EAF20 from Hampshire.Reference:Bayley, J. & Butcher, S. 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection Society of AntiquariesHattatt, R. (2000) A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. Oxbow Books, Oxford.
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