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Description: | A copper alloy zoomorphic brooch in the form of a duck dating from the Roman period. The brooch is missing part of the catchplate, the pin and small loop at the tail end. The brooch plate representing the body of the duck is sub-oval in plan, has a flat underside and in section is thicker at the head end. The neck and head extend from the thicker end. They are stylised and the beak has an exaggerated curve and widens towards a broad curved terminal end. The upper side of the plate representing the body of the duck is divided into four linear cells that would once have been enamelled, as traces of red can still be seen. At the tail end there are two very short projections that when complete would have formed a small loop that probably served as a point of suspension for a small chain of some kind. On the underside of the brooch at the head end is a small semi-circular catchplate that is damaged. At the tail end, there is a square bracket which appears to be the remains of the lug. The brooch surface is a mid greyish-green and the breaks are worn suggesting the brooch fragment has been turned in the ground considerably. This brooch belongs to a group of zoomorphic Roman brooches in the shape of stylised birds that date to the second century AD. Close parallels to this example are found in Hattatt, 2000, p360, fig. 219, nos. 1168-1170).
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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