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Description: | A fragment of a copper-alloy Roman brooch. This brooch would appear to be an example of Hattatt's 'swimming waterfowl' series (1982: 164-165) and probably dates from the mid 1st to mid 2nd century AD. Only part of the front end of the brooch surivives. Extending upwards from the centre of the front edge is a remnant of the bird's neck. The convex upper surface of the plate has two longitudinal settings at the centre, both of which contain traces of red enamel. Flanking these settings are two wider, parallel settings, the more complete one retaining much of its dark blue enamel. On the flat underside of the brooch, below the base of the neck, is a worn remnant of of the pin attachment or catchplate. The brooch has a dark brownish-green patina and is corroded around the edges. It measures 13mm long, 9.6mm wide and 7mm high. The weight is 1.14g.For more complete parallels on the PAS database, see BH-8BB824, BH-6E81F6 and BH-D19FB6.
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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