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Description: | A worn and incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman to early-medieval penannular brooch. The proto-zoomorphic terminals are formed by elements bent back on themselves ('pinched ends') and decorated. Each features incised transverse lines indicating a mouth above which are two dots for eyes and diagonal lines perhaps indicating ears. They may represent stylised horses' heads. As with this type, Fowler (1963, 98-160) type E, the ears are to the gap and the muzzle faces along the ring. The object is dark green in colour with areas of corrosion and wear, particularly opposite the terminals. It is likely that this wear was caused by the now missing (straight) pin. | Subjects: | Penannular Fowler Type E | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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