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Description: | A copper alloy fragment of a Roman rosette brooch. Only part of the head, the bow and part of the central 'rosette' survive. The head is semi-cylindrical with breaks along the outer edges, so most likely fully cylindrical originally as is typical of this form. The bow is short, highly and arched in profile. The outer face is covered with corrosion product and so any original decoration is obscured The lower end terminates in a trefoil plate, concave, with each of the three pointed knops projecting upwards and outwards. The outer face of this plate is outlined by a raised line with a recessed ring and dot in the centre. Behind this plate, the highly corroded remains of a further plate can be seen, the upper edge of which is attached to the head. The original shape of this plate cannot be determined.The moulded plate at the base of the bow is an ususual feature for this type of brooch. Mackreth (2001, 20, pl.17, no's.5930, 5934, 5916) illustrates a number of examples with 'Leontomorphe' mouldings, but this example does not seem to belong to this group as its bow otherwise bears greater similarities to those of the more typical rosette form. The trefoil design, producing leaf-like mouldings does, however, resemble the decoration frequently seen on central rosettes (c.f. ibid., pl.16, nos.13755&5855) and so is probably simply an unusual variation of this, featuring an experimentation with the standard rosette form.Length: 31.18mm, width: 24.33mm, thickness: 13.10mm, weight: 14.26g
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