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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy gilded disc (oval) brooch of the Roman period, dating from c. AD 200 - c. AD 350.The brooch is oval in plan and rectangular in section. There is a large oval in the centre of the object, this is probably where a gem or glass jewel would have been attached, this is now missing presumed lost in antiquity. Black residue is present around the edge of the gem setting. The object has been decorated with two concentric oval rings, with incised diagonal lines. The outer rim is slightly raised and has been gilded. On the reverse the pin lug is missing and the catchplate consists of an incomplete rectangular lug. The pin is missing. The back of the brooch is plain and undecorated. The object measures 27.8 mm in length and is 19.2 mm wide. It has a thickness of 2.8 mm and weighs 5.9 g. The object is a dark brown to green in colour with an even patina. Gold coloured gilding is present on the front face of the object and a white metal coating is present on the back. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil has resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail. This type of symmetrical plate brooch has been classified as a Hull T271 (Bailey & Butcher, 2004, p 178 & p 240). Bailey and Butcher (2004, p 178) state that examples of the oval variant (such as this example) have been found from the Northern frontier, Yorkshire, East Midlands and the South and East. They believe to be a British product as relatively few examples are known from the continent. Bailey and Butcher consider them to date to the third, if not the fourth century AD.Several similar brooches have been recorded on the PAS database, including: WMID-E5C925, WMID-D96326, WMID-545A55 and HESH-7080F7.Ref: Bayley, J. and Butcher, S. (2004) Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typographical Study based on the Richborough Collection, Society of Antiquaries, London.
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