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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy mount of Roman date. The mount is circular with a slightly curved back resulting in a D-shaped section. The upper surface is decorated with a star-like design featuring six radiating spokes around a central raised pellet. The tips of each spoke join with a raised circumferential rim. The interior of the star retains traces of a blue/green enamel and the triangular cells between each spoke are also likely to have been enamelled though no traces now remain. At the centre of the reverse of the mount a square sectioned stump projects which is worn and broken. The edges of the mount are also heavily damaged and worn. The metal has a light green patina and is worn. The mount is 20.3mm in diameter, 7.6mm thick and weighs 6.7g.Similar decoration is frequently seen on plate brooches of 2nd century date such as GLO-62F0C5 and WILT-5BAD6E suggesting a similar date for this object. Similar mounts have also been recorded as NMGW-9DA7C1 and YORYM-720CD3.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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