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Description: | Roman brooch; fragment of cast copper alloy fantail brooch of late 1st - late 2nd century date. The head of the brooch is missing so it is impossible to say whether it is a 'bow-and-fantail' type or a 'trumpet derivative' type. The fragment consists of the lower bow, which is in the form of a large central circular plate above a narrow, flaring fantail foot. The plate has a two moulded concentric rings with enamel decoration between them. The enamel is in alternating stripes of red and a greenish colour. There is a rivet through the centre of the circular plate which is holding a separate circular domed boss in place. The boss seems undecorated. The fantail is quite small, relative to the circular plate. It has one large triangular cell which contains traces of a pale green substance which may be enamel or paste to hold an infill. The back has the remains of a catchplate, which extends along the whole length of the triangular fantail.Length 37.3mm, width 15.1mm, thickness 8.1mm, weight 5.33gRefs: Hattatt 'A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches' (pp. 215 & 330, figs. 174 & 189)
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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