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Description: | Copper alloy brooch. Cast round plate brooch, possibly Mackreth Type British Plate 3.a2, though the brooch may have been burnt or have otherwise lost significant features and is encrusted as a result; this encrustation retains tiny spots of silvery metal on the back close to the pin gear. A circular plate is trimmed at opposite sides to achieve an oval form, though a round central field betrays the original form. The central field is flat and filled with a dark tarry looking material, and is surrounded by an annular cell retaining similar traces: both areas may bear degraded or burnt enamel. Parts of a broad border bearing a series of overlapping comma shaped stamps remain, a feature more commonly associated with gilt plate brooches though no trace of gilding remains. A lug on the back retains two coils of a sprung pin, a feature of British plate brooches. Suggested date: Roman, 150-250.Diameter: 31.0mm, Width (as trimmed): 25.7mm, Thickness: 3.4mm, Weight: 10.29gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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