Disc brooch
A copper alloy disc brooch with applied silver or tinned repoussé decoration. There is some iron corrosion to the face of the brooch, making the decoration difficult to discern. It appears to be a triskele design, possibly with a pellet design at the centre of the brooch, surrounded by concentric circles. The brooch is well preserved, with the catch plate and pin in almost pristine condition. The catch plate has some decoration. The face of the brooch appears to have had contact with an iron item, perhaps now disintegrated, leaving corrosion product and red staining on the centre and obscuring much of the face of the brooch.
The Celtic-style decoration has led to the attribution of a first-century AD date.
Diameter: 39.5mm; Weight: 21.09g
Quantity
1
Weight
21.09 g
Diameter
3.95 cm
Material
Copper alloy
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