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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman plate brooch of second century date. The brooch is sub-circular in plan and has four lobes projecting from the cardinal points around the outer edge. The lobes contain cells that are filled with the remains of a blue or green enamel. Within the main body of the brooch, cells of this same coloured enamel alternate with another coloured enamel (possibly red but this is now too degraded to be certain), around a central circular cell that also containsa bluish enamel. On the reverse of the brooch are the remains of the double hinge lugs for the copper alloy pin (partially intact), and the sub of the catchplate. These features are located behind the top and bottom lobes. Although no direct comparison could be found in the usual literature, the form is similar to other second century plate brooches.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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