Ca. 100-200 AD. A bronze disk brooch with openwork decoration forming abstract geometric patterns and a well-preserved pin and catch-plate on the reverse. Brooches were an important element of Roman dress, used to fasten clothing but they also served as dress accessories in their own right. Thousands of different types and subtypes of Roman brooches are attested, and they seem to have played an important role in Roman people’s self-expression. For further information on Roman brooches, see Richard Hattatt. 2000. A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. Oxbow Books. Good condition.Size: L:81mm / W:81mm ; 64gProvenance: Private UK collection ; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1980s