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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy circular Roman plate brooch missing its pin shank and dating c. AD 80-250.The brooch is circular and flat, measuring 1.8mm thick. At the centre there is a copper alloy circle surrounded by a red enamel ring. Around this is a copper alloy ring and beyond eight copper alloy pellets on a black enamel background. The edge comprises a copper alloy rim. To one place, the surface has been bent and damaged, and the enamel is missing at this point.To the reverse there is a copper alloy spring covered with iron staining, presumably from the axis bar. The shank is missing (old damage). At the opposite edge is the catchplate, which is complete with curl.The brooch measures in 24.1mm diameter, is 6.4mm in max. depth and weighs 5.8 g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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