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Description: | Cast copper alloy Roman fantail brooch, dating t o c.150-250 AD.It is bent slightly out of shape with the head bent further over than it should be. The head is triangular with the wings having rounded ends. The headloop is broken with only the base of each side remaining. Immediately below the head is a lozenge shaped disc decorated with two concentric circles both of which would have been filled with enamel. The bow then extends into the triangular 'fantail'. This is decorated with a rectangular panel with 3 lozenges in a vertical line. These are infilled with blue enamel, the field would have been filled with a different colour enamel. The brooch was hinged but the pin and axis bar are missing. The catchplate is damaged and bent over.
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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