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Description: | An incomplete cast coper-alloy object, possibly a fragment from an Iron Age/La Tene III 'Birdlip brooch'. Only a small curved section of the brooch at the join of head and bow survives intact, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The head is oval shaped in section, terminating in old breaks towards the spring end. It has a central moulded ridge on the upper/front surface and on the underside there are two moulded globular pellets that resemble eyes. Separating the head and bow is a projecting semi-circular transverse disc with semi-circular panels on top and bottom surfaces. The bow beneath this is flat, rectangular in section and tapers to a triangular form seemingly the result of old breaks. On the back face of the bow is a central vertical ridge, and on the front face beneath the transverse disc are two moulded, bulging eyes. These are oval shaped in form with oval shaped projections at their centre surrounded by an incised groove. The entire object has a green patina and measures 22.49mm in length, 9.75mm in width, 4.84mm in thickness at head, and weighs 4.73g.The precise form of this object remains uncertain. The closest parallels appear to be in the late Iron Age/La Tene III Birdlip brooches similar to examples published by Hattatt (1989: nos. 267, 1388-1389, 1449). These suggest a 1st century BC/AD date for the current object, perhaps c. 30 BC-60 AD.
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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