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Description: | Roman complex riveted varient of a rosette (also known a thistle) brooch of copper alloy with a lion decoration. These brooches consist of four elements; the bow and spring cover, the leg and catchplate, the spring/pin and a rosette plate. In this example, the leg and catchplate, rosette plate and a section of the bow are present, rivetted together. A corner of the leg is damaged and the edges have numerous pits. The object is covered in a black patina weighs 3.15g and measures 39x9mm.
Only the base of the bow is present, and this consists of a worn, but realistic lion, with a head and possibly a main on top of two fore paws. Between this and the leg is sandwiched an irregular oval plate, 13.5x9mm. Whether this is complete is uncertain as both the undecorated surface and edges are corroded. In plan the leg, slightly expands towards its (damaged) terminal (probably from 7 to around 8mm). It has only two pairs of grooves running along most of its length suggestive of the usual reeded decoration. The catchplate has a circular (diameter 4mm) perforation.
It is similar to 281 from Norfolk (Hattatt 1985) although this has lost its Rosette plate.
Rosette brooches are usually found in pre-conquest contexts although some have been found in post-conquest deposites, and Bayley and Butcher (2004, 150) suggest that the long use of these brooches was due to their curation as cherished goods as many are found in burials, e.g. at St Albans and in Normandy. | Subjects: | leotomorphe rossette | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Wood, Rachel | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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