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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy and enamelled Roman disc brooch dating from AD 80 - AD 250. The front flat surface of the brooch is decorated with a central triskele pattern outlined in relief metal. At the centre of the triskele there is a high-relief circular dot. Each arm of the triskele terminates with a similar platform to the one at the centre of the brooch. Within the field of the triskele there are traces of red enamel. In the exterior field around the triskele traces of enamel, now greenish blue can be seen. The border of the brooch has a high-relief lip. The triskele does not reach the edge of the brooch. On the reverse there is a single integral lug with the remains of corroded iron axis bar, and copper alloy spring which appears to have had four turns, two either side of the lug. An internal chord is visible and the pin is complete. Situated opposite is a complete catch-plate. The brooch has a smooth grey green patina with traces of a white metal coating (silvering or tinning) on the front. The brooch is 22mm diameter, 8.5mm thick and 5.88g.Crummy (Crummy 1983, 'Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman Small Finds from Excavations in Colchester 1971-1979') illustrates a similar brooch, ref. 82 and dates it to the 2nd century. Hattatt 1982, 'Ancient and Romano-British Brooches', 138, fig. 58, ref. 120, illustrates a similar brooch. These references are cited in IOW-AC4705.
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