An incomplete cast copper-alloy plate brooch dating to the Roman period, c. 1st or early 2nd century AD. The object is broadly cruciform in plan, consisting an open circular ring at its apex (with a central recessed cell) from which three sub-rectangular arms extend laterally and vertically. Each arm is plano-convex in section and demonstrates a small circular knop at its terminal, traces of a white metal coating suggesting secondary decoration that has now mostly eroded away. On the reverse face of the brooch, the double pin-lug and opposed catchplate are preserved, though the pin is missing. Length: c. 35mm. Discussion: no exact parallel for this brooch is to be found in Hattatt's (2000) publication, though plate brooches of other forms are generally ascribed a later 1st to 2nd century date. Reference: Hattatt, R., 2000 A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches Oxford: Oxbow Books Provenance: found Kinsey, Buckinghamshire, 2016. Recorded on the PAS as BH-326356.
An incomplete cast copper-alloy plate brooch dating to the Roman period, c. 1st or early 2nd century AD. The object is broadly cruciform in plan, consisting an open circular ring at its apex (with a central recessed cell) from which three sub-rectangular arms extend laterally and vertically. Each arm is plano-convex in section and demonstrates a small circular knop at its terminal, traces of a white metal coating suggesting secondary decoration that has now mostly eroded away. On the reverse face of the brooch, the double pin-lug and opposed catchplate are preserved, though the pin is missing. Length: c. 35mm. Discussion: no exact parallel for this brooch is to be found in Hattatt's (2000) publication, though plate brooches of other forms are generally ascribed a later 1st to 2nd century date. Reference: Hattatt, R., 2000 A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches Oxford: Oxbow Books Provenance: found Kinsey, Buckinghamshire, 2016. Recorded on the PAS as BH-326356.
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