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Description: | A copper-alloy Roman enamelled disc brooch with chain loop, likely dating to the 2nd century AD.The brooch is made up of a circular plate with chain loop at the top of the plate, a riveted boss at the centre front of the plate and a hinged pin on the reverse. The boss is of cup form consisting of a champlevé cell at the pinnacle, the body of the boss widening past the cell to a maximum of 7.32mm in diameter, and then thinning substantial before widening again as it reaches the plate, creating an hourglass shape. The cell at the top has a small trace of now dark green enamel. The plate is round and 36.16mm in diameter, with a chain/suspension loop at the top which projects roughly 6mm from the plate. The plate is decorated with three fields the inner one is a field alternating red and turquoise enamel in a cast circular champlevé cell, the next middle field is made up of three cast ribs in relief, the middle of which is larger and cast to resemble twisted wire. The outer ring is a large circular champlevé field of alternating white and cobalt blue enamel. The enamel fields are all uneven and create a chequerboard affect, the turquoise of the inner field appear to have suffered quite badly form weathering when compared to the other groups of enamel.The pin and attachments remain mostly intact. The pin is hinged and the catchplate would have been folded slightly to take the pin, although this is now worn out.The copper-alloy of the brooch remains mostly lightly dark brown and the pin is substantially darker brown than the rest of the brooch. The enamel is mostly in good condition save for the aforementioned turquoise. There is damage to the enamel, mostly notable on the boss the full width of the outer ring around 4 o'clock, 6-8 o'clock and the outside width of 10-12 o'clock.Measurements: 42.19mm long, 39.49mm wide, 15.85mm thick and 14.78g in weight.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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