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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman plate brooch, c. 2nd century AD. The plate brooch is sub-conical in profile with most of its circumference missing due to old breaks; the rest of the brooch body remains, including traces of enamel and the hinge mechanism and pin are intact on the reverse. The remains of the brooch consist of a small segment of the circular flattened low flange with an outer rim of copper alloy and a thick band directly inside of the circumference inlaid with white or light blue enamel; most of this flange is missing due to old breaks. A low conical disc raises from the outer flange which is incised with a shallow circular ring following the circumference. A series of two raised concentric rings rise from the centre of the brooch body, ending with a large central raised pellet. Between the two raised concentric rings, traces of white enamel survive. The reverse is hollow and undecorated, with a horizontally protruding hinge pin mechanism, with a small copper alloy axial pin holding the larger pin in place. The brooch measures 30 mm length, 23 mm wide, 8.6 mm thick (at centre) and weighs 4.7 grams.Hattatt (2007, Fig. 205) illustrates multiple similar examples.
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