Late 1st-2nd century AD. A bronze openwork disc brooch with enamel detailing; the plaque formed as a flat outer ring connected by eight scaphoid spokes to an inner ring and carinated hub; the outer and inner rings with alternating green glass panels and iridescent millefiori inserts, the spokes with blue iridescent glass inserts, the hub with segmented cone of blue and green iridescent glass panels, socket to the apex; hinged pin and catch to the reverse, loop for securing chain to the outer edge. Cf. Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 item 1136; Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 vol.2 plate 114 item 14345 for type. 55 grams, 67mm (2 3/4"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s.

Fine condition.