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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy zoomorphic brooch in the form of an insect. Roman, late first century or second century (AD 75 - AD 200). The pin is incomplete and the break is old. Length 38.5mm, maximum width 29mm and maximum thickness 11mm. Weight 16.28g. The brooch is symmetrical in plan, the body of the insect being three dimensional and comprising the head, thorax and abdomen. The folded wings are almost flat. The head is relatively large, being 12mm in length and having a maximum width of 10mm. At each side of the head is a protruding bulbous composite eye, the centre of which is recessed to accommodate a setting. The setting for each eye is missing and there is no surviving evidence to suggest what was the material of the settings. The "thorax", between the head and the body, is represented by a deep transverse groove. The body is lentoid in outline, when viewed from the front, and humped in profile, when viewed from the side. It is 17mm in length and has a maximum width, near the thorax, of 8.2mm. The forewings and hindwings are folded together and are slightly convex on their upper surfaces. On the rear face, near the lower part of the head, is a cylindrical housing containing a copper alloy axis bar that secures a hinged pin. The pin is flat and incomplete. The catch-plate situated at the bottom is complete but the curled over part to take the pin is corroded. The wings at the rear are flat. However, there is a small concave area close to the catch-plate which may have been created by the continuous of action of securing the pin within the catch-plate. There are traces of tinning within the deep transverse groove representing the thorax and also along the crease between the wing and the body. The brooch is in fair condition and has some patchy areas of corrosion which do not appear to be active.
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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