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Description: | A Roman copper-alloy gilded oval plate brooch (AD 200 - 350) of Hattatt's 'Centre-boss' type, with an apparently black glass stone set in the centre. There is damage to the hook of the catch, and part of the stone is missing, it is otherwise complete. Cf Hattat 2007 p364.The central oval setting has a wall retaining the stone. The glass stone measures 18.17mm in length by 11.99mm wide. The brooch is 35.08mm in length, 27.38mm wide, 7.95mm thick (14.37mm includes the plate of the brooch) and weighs 17.68 grams.The plate surrounding the centre has evidence of gilding. The edge of the brooch has a raised rim, enclosing a band 3.30mm wide with a pattern of circles just inside the raised edge. An inner band ofthe same approximate width has a wave pattern encircling the stone.At one end of the reverse is what appears to be a complete catchplate, except part of the the hook edge is missing . There is a lug with a single pierced hold for the pin which is present and complete although bent.Plate brooches usually date to the second and third centuries, while 'glass centre boss' types are thought to be slightly later, to the third if not the fourth century (Bayley & Butcher, 2004, p.178).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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