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Description: | A copper alloy, dragonesque Roman brooch. The centre of the brooch is decorated with a roundel or circular cup like depression, circumscribed by a deeply incised groove. The centre of the roundel is pierced completely through from front to back of the brooch. The chin of the head is joined to the body, creating a loop in which the pin is attached. A shallow groove runs from the centre to the terminals and delineates the neck of the dragon head and foot; there is a roundel for the eye and a smaller one for the nostril. The same design is repeated on the foot. A copper alloy pin remains in place in the pin loop. It is coiled round the neck of the brooch, and has a flat section within the loop, tapering to a rounded point. It is steeply arched. The brooch has a smooth, dark green patina and may have originally been tinned. No evidence of any enamel in the grooves survives. It is 56.7mm long, 31.8mm wide and 6.4mm thick. It weighs 25.9gm. Dragonesque brooches are a Northern British type of brooch, and date from 75 - 175 AD.
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