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Description: | An incomplete Roman copper alloy zoomorphic brooch, bird type, probably representing a duck floating on water. Most of the wings and body of the bird are intact, but the neck and head are missing. It is roughly triangular in plan and curves downwards at each side to represent the wings. The back of the bird has a long central ridge 3mm wide, running down its length. This ridge widens slightly at the tail end which is square and there is a circular recess with a diameter of 2mm on the tail. There are slight traces of white metal coating close to this recess. Just above this are two irregular triangular shaped depressions. The wings flank the central ridge and each has three crescent shaped depressions followed by a small triangular one to represent plumage. It is likely that these would have originally held enamel, but no traces now survive. The back is plain. There are two semi-circular lugs, 2mm apart, with the axis bar and a small part of the pin intact. There is no trace of a loop extending from the tail as is often the case on brooches of this type. Recorded at the Hidden Treasures Roadshow at Market Harborough.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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