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Description: | A cast copper alloy chatelaine dating to the Roman period, more specifically the second century AD. A chatelaine is a type of brooch hanger often used to suspend personal grooming or toilet implements. This object is incomplete and probably comprises the upper portion of the chatelaine, with the lower section having loops for hanging the cosmetic implements. The object is sub-triangular in plan with a rounded knop at each corner - the bottom left knop is broken and incomplete. There is a small moulded lip at the long base of the object and it appears this is the break point.There are no fittings or attachments or rivets on the plain, undecorated reverse. The face of the object is inlaid with enamel in the form of a lozenge with small triangles projecting from the outer edges. Within this lozenge is a type of triskele motif with pointed, arrow-tip ends. The remains of blue enamel can be seen. Similar examples are seen in SOM-EE1EA6 and SWYOR-EF20F3 on this database.
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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