PUBLIC-82C6A4: 2nd Century Roman enamel disc brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: PUBLIC-82C6A4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete, cast, copper-alloy Roman millefiori enamelled disc brooch with chain loop and balancing lug dating c. AD 150-300.

Description: The brooch is circular with a projecting circular balancing lug at the top with an orange enamel cell, the border of which is heavily worn. The face of the brooch is divided into three concentric circular sunken fields divided by plain metal bands. Fields act as a champlevé enamel cells, the innermost of which is plain orange. The middle field is decorated with millefiori enamel comprising of a background of discoloured white with random, red, sub-rectangular motifs and black crosses, with yellow at their centres. The outer field has alternating rectangular blocks of cobalt blue and white. The decoration on the lower half of this panel is missing. The reverse of the brooch is plain and the pin and catchplate are missing, remaining only as scars on the reverse. Only the stub of the chain loop survives. There is a small square plug in the centre of the plate on the back, possibly positioned over a piercing through the centre of the brooch. The copper-alloy has a dark green-brown colour.

Measurements: diameter 34 mm; thickness: 1 mm.

Discussion: A similar example can be found on the database; DOR-8A9B68.

Class: Disc
Sub class: millefiori

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 150
Date to: Exactly AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 34 mm
Thickness: 1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 3rd November 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Ashford (District)
Parish or ward: Egerton (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ9147
Four figure Latitude: 51.19030095
Four figure longitude: 0.73193223
1:25K map: TQ9147
1:10K map: TQ94NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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