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Description: | Copper-alloy annular brooch with the frame formed of a man fighting a monster, probably a dragon, although no wings are represented. The man holds the monster's neck with his left hand and grasps its tail with his right hand and the body of the monster is curved. Litle of the man's facial detail survives, although the hair is defined by vertical incised lines on the reverse surface. The man is wearing a knee-length tunic which is poorly defined on the upper surface, but is clearer on the reverse. The reverse of the monster is flat and no detail is shown. The copper-alloy pin is connected to the man's arm holding the dragon's neck. A similar example in silver was found at Bennington, Herts. (Alexander & Binski 1987, 483 no. 641). Motifs depicting men slaying dragons and other monsters are likely to represent the power of good over evil. Published by Sally Worrell in Hampshire Studies 2002. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1250 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Sally Worrell | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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