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Description: | Copper alloy with silverBrooch. Tiny cast zoomorphic brooch. A three-dimensional and naturalistically modelled mouse holds a nut or seed, with the stub of a pin hinged between two lugs below its hindquarters. The tail begins as an integrally cast stub but is apparently continued by ten silvery granules (a length of beaded silver wire) curling across the end of the mouse's back. Dark grey patches may represent the rendition of eyes in another medium than copper alloy, and the ears are perhaps emphasised with a semi-circular punch. The small size of this object makes it difficult to believe it served as a fastener, so its function may rather have resembled that of modern lapel badges worn for decoration or to signal affiliation. Suggested date: Roman, 100-200.Length: 20.3mm, Width: 8.4mm, Thickness (including stub of pin): 14.4mm, Weight: 5.29gms.
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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