from Newstead, Roxburghshire
This piece of an enamelled bronze brooch was found during excavations at the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire. It was used sometime between 80 and 180 AD.
The piece of the round disc brooch has a petal-like, vandyked edge and hollow centre. The pin no longer survives, but the catch and hinge are preserved on the back.
The use of enamel decoration was popular among native people in Scotland and northern Britain for prestigious objects, and was even adopted for some Roman objects. The glass used was recycled from imported objects or scrap material.
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