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Description: | A copper alloy dragonesque brooch one terminal missing. The brooch is 32.7mm long, 26.4mm wide and 6.1mm thick. The body is decorated with large cells of red enamel in varying shapes. The cells form two swirls, one extending towards the head and one towards the foot, and triangular panels between them. The projecting, rounded ear and the rest of the face are also decorated with cells of red enamel. The snout turns up at the end. The break at the narrow point before the foot is an ancient one and is very worn. It is also possible that the ear was originally larger, but it is impossible to tell if the edge of the metal is complete or a break. The reverse is plain. The copper alloy has a glossy mid green patina. The copper alloy pin is coiled round the neck but the tip is broken off. Dragonesque brooches date from AD75 ?? AD175. They are believed to be a British innovation, a development of the plate brooch, and were probably made in the North. Similar examples can be seen in Snape (1993). | Subjects: | Dragonesque | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Cooper, Amy - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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