West Yorkshire Archaeology Service, Anna Marshall, 2006-01-17 15:47:49
Title
Roman Dog brooch, front
Description
English: Copper alloy Roman zoomorphic brooch in the form of a seated greyhound. The overall form of the brooch is reminiscent of a Romano-British Dragonesque booch. The brooch is in good condition and remains intact apart from the pin on the reverse. The brooch is finely cast and the surface has been tinned to give a silver finish. The tinning covers the whole front surface and extends onto the rim of the hollow cast back. The form of the dog is well-observed and slightly stylised with an enlarged single eye on the head and a curved body resting on muscular haunches. The legs are long and slender and the animal has a hollowed waist. It terminates at the top in an elongated snout and downward pointing ear - the head of the dog is cast in side profile. At the base of the brooch, the dog sits on a small triangular field which represents the ground that the dog is sat on. On the reverse, the brooch has the means for a pin attachment. At the neck there is a protruding sub-rectangular catch plate with a curved notch in which the pin would be hooked to securely attach the brooch through fabric. At the base of the brooch, set on the back of the triangle that represents the ground, there is a single pierced pin lug with the remains of an iron pin. The brooch weighs 15.8g and measures 45.4mm in length, 22.5mm in width and 16mm in thickness.
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date
between 100 and 200
Accession number
FindID: 117750 Old ref: SWYOR-BFE1C5 Filename: Treasure brooch1.jpg
Credit line
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Attribution: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum
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