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Description: | A Roman belt plate. The plate has a medium-brown patina, suggesting that it is brass. The plate is rectangular and has a rivet hole in each corner. One rivet survives; this has a shank of circular section, with a flattened head at both ends. A small square washer is fixed between the plate and the flat-head on the reverse. The face of the plate is slightly convex, and is divided into ten rectangular cells. Each cell contains an intricate repeated design of millefiori enamel. Nine of the cells contain a grid of squares, comprised in a grid of 4 x 6. The lower left cell (as seen in the image) contains a grid of 4 x 5 squares. The squares are of two types. The first is a cross with splayed ends set within a square of blue enamel. Traces of a light coloured enamel are seen within the cross, perhaps green or white. The second is a square with a perimeter of red enamel, containing a chequerboard of 3 x 3 cells, alternating red and white.The plate probably dates to the second or third centuries AD.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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