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Description: | Copper alloy bird shaped brooch. Unfortunately very abraded and missing much of the wings, one of which is also bent, and the bird's head. The pin is hinged between two close-set lugs; the back is flat except for a slight ridge between pin lugs and catchplate. The body of the bird is also flat, and now less than 1mm thick. Above the catchplate the neck rises from a triangular footprint and tapers to the projecting head. No decoration survives anywhere on the body. The outline of the tail and wings is much less angular than the enamelled type commonly found; the wings and head are similar to Riha 1979 nos 1712-1713, but these have a staight ended tail. The shape of the tail is comparable to a peacock type (Hattatt no.1415, 1636). All are quite likely to be 1st century, and this one is probably an import from the Continent. Surviving length 23.5 surviving width 15mm. | 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: | 43
150 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Jude Plouviez | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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