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Description: | Copper alloy Brooch with red enamel. Dragonesque Brooch, Mackreth type DRAG 3a.4. Cast concavo-convex plate of teardrop form with an eared head with a central oval boss at one end; the tail end is lost. The body is occupied by four rectangular cells with paired triangular cells at either side, all flanked by curvilinear grooves bordering the body; one triangular cell retains traces of red enamel, and one rectangular cell bears a darker tint. A collared stem links the lower part of the head to the upper side of the body. The plate appears to have been cast in an open backed mould. A cast tapered pin of rectangular section is looped around the neck; its tip is lost. The dragonesque brooch is a form probably originating in East Yorkshire. Suggested date: Early Roman, 60-100.Length: 50.3mm, Width: 23.4mm, Thickness (plate): 3.6mm, Weight: 16.97gms.
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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