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BROOCH
Unique ID: LANCUM-728E13
Object type certainty: Certain
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A small fragment of a copper alloy dragonesque brooch dating from the Roman period (AD 75 - AD 175).
Only one terminal of the brooch survives, a 'head' which is curvilinear in form with an open beak-like mouth and large upright ear. It is decorated with an eye-shaped moulding and a moulded circle-and-central-dot: the circle with a pellet inside which forms the eye, and the eye-shaped moulding forms part of the 'ear'. These would originally have been filled completely with blue enamel (a little of which survives in the centre of eye and the ear), as well as the inner part of the 'ear' which is concave. The other end of the brooch (the 'neck') terminates in a worn break. The reverse is undecorated and flat, except under the 'ear' where it is slightly concave.
The metal has a dark green and uneven patina. The circle decorations are a mix of light brown and cream, probably from traces of yellow enamel.
Many dragonesque brooches have been recorded on the PAS database e.g. DUR-7C7147. Examples with upright 'ears' are also illustrated in Hattatt, p. 157, fig. 67.
Reference:
Hattatt, R., 1982 Ancient and Romano-British brooches Sherborne : Dorset Publishing.
Class: Dragonesque
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Exactly AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 17.5 mm
Width: 10.5 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 1.72 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 4th October 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Enamel
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Carlisle (District)
To be known as: Arthuret
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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