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Description: | Roman copper alloy composite plate brooch. The brooch consists of a lozenge shaped head with a rectangular raised central plate. It has the remains of a moulded rectangular projection on one side and an irregular edge on the other side where the moulding has broken off. The head is triangular in section and is missing the suspension loop, here there are two triangular cells one inverted on top of the other that would have contained enamel. The central raised plate is rectangular in section and is decorated with the worn remains of five rectangular cells running down its centre that would have contained enamel. The moulded projection on one side would have been decorated with seven interlocking triangular cells but only two complete cells at the bottom and partial cells remain on this example. The bottom section of the brooch has been broken off leaving the remains of a triangular lug. There is a single lug on the back of the head for the hinged pin which is missing the back is undecorated and corroded. Length 29mm, width 14mm, thickness 2mm, weight 3.50grams.The brooch is similar to fig 362, pg 127, in Bayley J. and Butcher, S. ' Roman brooches in Britain' 2004
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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