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IRON AGE BROOCH
An incomplete cast copper alloy dragonesque brooch of Roman date. The pin and catchplate no longer survive. The object has the distinctive animal-head terminals with a curled nose and large ears. The nose and eyes are shown with an incised circle-dot motif. On the outside of each curve is a sweeping, integral addition which is wide at the end towards the underside of the head and narrows until it'…
Subject
- archaeology - IRON AGE
Type of item
- BROOCH
- Brooch
Medium
- Copper alloy
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Creation date
- 100
- 0100
Places
- United Kingdom; North Yorkshire; Ryedale
Identifier
- YORYM-F3EE82
Year
- 100
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T15:53:18.616Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T17:50:22.840Z