Record ID: SF-6E0B01
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman zoomorphic plate brooch in the form of a bird. It is missing the head, wings, pin, catchplate, lug and part of the tail due to old breaks, now worn. It is flat. The main body is sub-oval in form and tapers before expanding to a flaring tail. At the top of the body are the remains of where the now missing head would have been placed. Behind the head is a raised downward pointing triangular rib. The rib and the plate to either side are decorated with transverse wavey grooves. The remains of the tail are decorated with transverse grooves. The back face…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 7th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.