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Description: | Fragment of a Roman cast, copper alloy penannular brooch. Around 30% of the original frame survives including one terminal, the pin is missing. The break is old and worn. The frame is circular in section with some flattening in parts on the back. The terminal is proto-zoomorphic, with a small section doubled back over the front of the frame forming the 'head', which appears to be cast rather than bent back. The rounded inside end resembles a 'snout' and the front of has an indentation in the middle and a possible ear to each side. The frame is decorated with incised lateral lines from the terminal end to the break, possibly representing scales. It measures 31.2mm in length from terminal to break, 3.1mm in width at the terminal and 2.5mm at the frame and weighs 1.15g.This form is currently dated to the 1st to 4th Centuries AD pending further research by A. Booth, but is suggested to be early in this range (A Booth pers. com. Aug 2011).
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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