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Description: | Copper alloy Plate Brooch, Mackreth type British PL 3.b1. A flat plate with pronounced border to a large single cell, representing a hound or hare leaping right. Long ears are represented by an oval lug with incised dividing line, and the eye by a large (diameter 2.4mm) sunken cell. Traces of [now] red colorant are retained towards the rump of the animal. A folded catch plate and twin lugs with a cast hinged pin are retained on the back. The brooch is darkened overall, probably from treatment with oil or Vaseline. These brooches are considered likely to be associated with a general interest in hunting; hares remain common in the Humber region. Suggested date: Late Roman, 200-400.Length: 37.7mm, Height: 13.3mm, Thickness (clear of pin gear): 1.7mm, Weight: 3.93gms.
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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