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Description: | A copper alloy fantail brooch dating to the Roman period and mainly the 2nd century AD. The brooch consists of an 'upside down' triangular shaped head that connects to a sub circular panel, the bow is connected to this panel and is triangular in shape. It is this shape of bow which means that the object is fantail in style.There is a broken piece of metal at the top of the head of the object that appears to have been decorative. The circular panel is surrounded by a raised border and is inlaid with red enamel. The bow is triangular in shape with a central rectangular panel that has three diamonds in a vertical line down the centre that are inlaid with blue enamel. Surrouding the diamonds are triangular panels that are mainly inlaid with red enamel, apart from the bottom right corner which is orange.The reverse of the object is undecorated and the object is missing the pin. The metal is mottled green and brown. It weighs 4.9g and measures 39.96mm in length, the width at the widest part of the tail is 14.22mm and the width of the head is 14.81mm. The object is 2.09mm thick. For parallels see Hattatt, R. (20073) Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, Oxford: Oxbow: 315.
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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