File:A Roman copper alloy plate brooch, 2nd-3rd Centuries AD. (FindID 236927).jpg

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A Roman copper alloy plate brooch, 2nd-3rd Centuries AD.
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Kent County Council, Jen Jackson, 2008-11-04 17:38:56
Title
A Roman copper alloy plate brooch, 2nd-3rd Centuries AD.
Description
English: A Roman copper alloy plate brooch, dating from the 2nd-3rd centuries. the brooch is formed of a flat oval with two concentric raised bands. In the centre of these bands there would have been a glass intaglio, which is now missing. Between the two bands, surrounding the intaglio there are traces of green enamelling surviving. on the flat reverse there is a pierced lug, through which the pin would have been hinged. there is also the remains of the catch plate, although the pin is missing. the brooch is 26.9mm long, 20.4mm wide, 2.6mm thick, and weighs 5.6g. For a very similar example see Hattatt No 1207.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Kent
Date between 100 and 299
Accession number
FindID: 236927
Old ref: KENT-081F05
Filename: oval brooch.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/192429
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/192429/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/236927
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Object location51° 18′ 39.24″ N, 0° 11′ 11.01″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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