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Description: | Roman copper alloy hare brooch, 29mm long and 18mm wide. The brooch is in good condition with a green patina and weighs 3.06 grams. The brooch is intact and has three enamel cells, the two outer ones still have blue enamel intact. The hare has a large incised circular eye which takes up most of the face and rounded upright ears. The catchplate behind the head is intact and there is a spring with three coils present. The brooch matches 1191 fig.221 in Hattatt's ancient brooches. | 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: | 100
200 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Wendy Scott | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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