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Description: | Incomplete Roman copper alloy zoomorphic brooch in the shape of a bird, possibly a swimming duck c.AD 2nd Century. Brooch is an ovoid plate with two parallel lines incised down the length of it to suggest wings. There is a spur that projects from the broad end of the plate that has been shaped into the head and neck of a duck. At the distal end of the plate there is a small circular hole that is pierced through. The underside of the plate is plain and has the attachment point and catchplate for the pin, of which only the hinge remains. The brooch is predominatly green in colour though the upper surface is silvery in colour suggesting it has been tinned or silvered, hints of this also remain on the head and neck. This brooch is similar to Hattatt 2000 No.1169 although not enamelled, He suggests a 2nd Century date for this brooch type.Length: 29.19mm, width: 15.49mm, Height of Neck from plate: 11.42mm, Weight: 3.43gRef: Hattatt, R. 2000. A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. Oxbow Books., Oxford
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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