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Description: | An incomplete cast, enamelled disc brooch of Roman date (AD 80 - 250), missing some of the enamel decoration, the spring, pin and the curl of the catchplate. The brooch measures 21.55mm in length, 19.0mm wide, 7.05mm thick and weighs 4.49 grams.The brooch is flat (2.7mm thick) and is decorated with a central raised circle surrounded by a triskele design (three curved arms) with circular protrusions at each point. Within the triskele design is red enamel, the outer side of the triskele design is filled with red enamel.An the lug and catchplate are damaged and incomplete, the spring is complete the pin is missing.Cf. Hattatt 2007 p.344, fig.203, nos.118, 518, 1409. In Roman Brooch Timeline (2007), Worrell dates flat enamelled disc brooches to AD 80-250.
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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