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Description: | A Roman cast copper alloy zoomorphic brooch in the form of a leopard. The animal faces right; the head projects forward toward the viewer and has a projecting snout and upright ears. The eyes are formed by round pits. A narrow groove runs from the top of the head, down the nape to the upper back. Below the head are two stepped 'collars' both with closely-spaced radiating grooves. The extremities of the visible legs are missing. On the body are twelve round pits each infilled with red enamel. On the back are the stubs of the hinge and a flattened catch plate.This brooch is a Continental import (probably Gaul) and they are rarely found in Britain. A small number of Roman leopard brooches have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, eg Isle of Wight (IOW-1402E8); Little Waltham, Essex (CAM-925392) and Bradfield Combust with Stanningfield, Suffolk (SF9384).
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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