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Description: | Roman copper alloy zoomorphic plate brooch which appears to be in the form of a duck in flight with outstretched wings. It dates from 100-200 AD. The brooch is solid with a 3 dimensional form giving a sense of realism. The tail is flared and contains two inset rectangles separated by a transverse ridge and a suspension loop at the tail now slightly damaged. The wings are separated by a raised ridge forming the birds neck but the head of the bird is now missing but the lug is intact. There are cells on the face of the brooch inlaid with blue, red and green enamel. The pin points towards the head on a flat plate with a hinged pin which is almost intact but the tip of the point is missing. The length is 32mm, width 20mm, thickness 13mm and the weight 4.83g.The brooch shares similarities with LIN-DD9166, HAMP-10DC27 and GLO-63D143 but the wings are spread wider and of a flying rather than gliding profile. The brooch is similar to an example from Hatcheston, Suffolk (Plouviez 2004, 105-106, no. 200, fig. 69). Hattat. p.165. Fig 170.Although there was a strong native Celtic artistic tradition of zoomorphic realistic representations stimulated by contact with the Roman world and they appear to have a religious significance sometimes being found on religious sites.
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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