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Description: | Surface metal analysis conducted by the Department of Conservation and Scientific Research at the British Museum indicated an approximate silver content for the brooch of 95%, the rest being copper; it weighs 2.24 grams.The brooch, which has lost its pin, is formed by a penannular ring of circular section; diameter, 20 mm. The two ends are folded back on top of the ring, then shaped into simple animal head terminals with concave sides and chevron incisions forming the snout; at the neck end is a transverse groove and a pair of lateral nicks. The backs of the terminals, which slightly overlap due to compression, are plain and flat. The top and sides of the hoop are decorated towards the terminals with zones of transverse ribbing.The zoomorphic terminals and ribbed hoop identify the brooch as an example of Fowler's penannular type E, well dated examples of which belong to the 4th century AD and possibly a little earlier( E. Fowler, 1960, 'The origins and development of the penannular brooch in Europe', Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, new series 26, 149-177, fig. 1 and 13; and 1963, 'Celtic metalwork of the fifth and sixth centuries A.D. A re-appraisal', Archaeological Journal, 120, pp. 98-160, fig. 1). The main distribution area is in the Highland or Military zone of Britain. Occasional examples from later contexts may be residual.
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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