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Description: | An early Roman copper-alloy plate brooch. The brooch is broadly pelta-shaped, being formed of an oval loop with terminals that meet at one end with an outward turn. The loop is domed in section, with a narrow flat ridge running along either side. The loop is thicker at the centre, being 5mm high and 9mm in width. This tapers to 2mm thick and 4mm in width at the terminals. A wedge-shaped rib runs between the terminals. This rib is diagonally ribbed. The terminals of the loop are circular, flat, and contain a concave circular cell. On the reverse of the wedge-shaped rib is a worn catchplate. Opposite this, behind the thickest part of the loop, are two lugs to support a hinged pin.An exact parallel for this brooch has not been found, but similar pelta-shaped examples with double lugs are known from the second-century, for example, SF-174985, DENO-2B3142, and SF-9E8548.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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