English: Copper alloy brooch. Cast dragonesque brooch, Mackreth type DRAG 3.a4. A leaf-shaped plate curled at either end to approach an S-form, with a moulded beast head with large concave ear and a long curved snout at one end; the effect is slightly mouse-like. The plate, which is lightly concavo-convex, has a central group of four rectangular cells, with two sub-triangular cells to either side. A reddish smear in one triangular cell to one side of the centre may be a trace of red enamel, while a [now] pale green patch appears in the equivalent cell on the other side. A crudely incised star of eight points on the head of the creature represents an eye, and a curving line separates this from its upturned snout. Suggested date: Early Roman, 55-100

Length: 43.4mm, Width: 22.5mm, Thickness: 2.9mm, Weight: 7.97gms