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BROOCH
Unique ID: SWYOR-FA1879
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy Roman disc brooch from the second century, circa AD 80 - 250. It is a British plate brooch, of enamelled flat disc type. The brooch has a disc of reserved metal at the centre, surrounded by a sunburst or star design of nine arms, each with a rounded end. This is recessed for enamel which is missing. Five of the points between the arms, in the surrounding relief field, have a very small recessed pellet at the tip of the point. The field is surrounded by a recessed border filled with blue enamel and a border in relief beyond that. Originally, the front of the brooch would have been flat with all the enamel surviving.
The reverse is undecorated and is missing the pin. The single lug hinge and the remains of the catchplate survive. The brooch has a smooth grey green patina. See Hattat's Visual Catalouge, page 346, figure 205, number 1408 for a similar brooch.
Dimensions; Diameter 21.4mm, Thickness 2.1mm and Weight 3.42g.
Notes:
Recorded during Covid-19 Pandemic.
Class: British plate
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 80
Date to: Circa AD 250
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 3.42 g
Diameter: 21.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th October 2019 - Wednesday 16th October 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form 3567
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
District: Doncaster (Metropolitan District)
Parish or ward: Hooton Pagnell (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE4706
Four figure Latitude: 53.54853875
Four figure longitude: -1.29212472
1:25K map: SE4706
1:10K map: SE40NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 2000 | A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books | 346 | 205 |
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