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Description: | A copper-alloy Roman zoomorphic plate brooch in the shape of a rabbit shown in profile. The rabbit is depicted seated with compact, rounded body and proportionally small head. The fore and hind paws seem to be truncated, but would not have been that prominent to judge from comparanda. The eye is formed of a punch and a small ear extends behind the head. The body is corroded and pitted; it is pitting that seems visible rather than recesses for enamel found on similar brooches. The lower surface features a broken and abraded double pin lug at the centre of the rabbit's rear, and a abraded catch-plate at the fore leg; the pin itself is now missing. Zoomorphic brooches in the shape of rabbits appear to be rare, compared to the hare, which is often shown running. Three examples can be found illustrated in Hattatt (2000, 362; refs. 1192, 1632, 1633). This object has been bent following old damage. It has corroded to a dark-brown colour with some patches of green corrosion product.
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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