Surrey County Council, Simon Maslin, 2020-07-10 15:10:16
Title
BROOCH
Description
English:
A Roman copper alloy plate brooch with a lozenge shaped central plate and two projecting lugs. The lugs are moulded with decorative reels and rounded ends, and carry the hinge and catchplate on their reverse. The plate itself has a raised edged with simple incised decoration, around a recessed field with a raised circular frame in the centre. These areas may have once held enamel inlay. Traces of a now lost iron pin remain at the hinge on the reverse. Circa 2nd century AD.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Kent
Date
between 100 and 200
Accession number
FindIdentifier: 1007268
Credit line
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
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