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Description: | A Roman copper alloy zoomorphic plate brooch in the form of a duck. The brooch has a plate for the body of the bird that is flat on the underside and rises on the upper side to the neck end. The neck and head extend from this and there is an upturned beak that widens towards a curved tip. On the upper side there is a triangular central area wider at the tail end that is divided centrally into two cells filled with (probably) yellow enamel. The remainder of the body (the wings) is filled with blue enamel. At the tail end there is a lug for attachment of a chain, pierced with a circular hole.
On the underside at the head end is a hooked catchplate. At the tail end two semi-circular lugs enclose a spring one turn either side of the pin, which is curved downwards in the centre. A further curved semi-circular plate at the front keeps the pin in place.
This type of brooch is usually dated to the second century. | 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: | Jennifer Moss | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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