Rights Holder: National Museum Liverpool
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Unique ID: LVPL-035186
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published
CURATOR'S REPORT
Description of Object
Silver Roman hare and hound brooch, 1st to 3rd century AD
Roman silver zoomorphic plate-brooch in the form of a hound catching a hare, shown in profile. The stylised hound has distinctive teardrop shaped ears and pellet-in ring eyes, a slender body with prominent shoulder and haunches and a long tail which loops round and joins with its back. The hunting dog's jaws are connected with the hare's back, and also by its right side front and back legs. The long-eared hare is crouched.
The back of the brooch has a hinged pin, badly bent, and attached to the hinge with a rivet. The rectangular catch-plate is damaged.
The hound appears to have been cleaned, whilst the corrosion products have been left on the hare, giving an impression of two metals, copper and silver. Analysis has shown that originally the whole piece would have been silver.
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Class: Zoomorphic (hare and hound)
Current location of find: National Museums Liverpool acquired
Treasure case tracking number: 2007T686
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: AD 43
Date to: AD 300
Quantity: 1
Length: 36 mm
Width: 24 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 15 g
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2006
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Treasure case number: 2007T686
Museum accession number: MOL.2009.23
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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