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Roman zoomorphic plate brooch
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Somerset County Council, Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen, 2013-06-21 12:15:39
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Roman zoomorphic plate brooch
Description
English: A fragment of copper alloy zoomorphic brooch in the form of a horse. The head and part of the body only remain,. The head retains the stubs of the ears. There is a circular recess at the head filled with red enamel to indicate the animal's eye. The neck is narrowed from the head and flares out slightly as it joins to the body. It does not have a mane. The neck and what remains of the front of the body have a single continuous recess for enamel. The enamel is missing. At the front of the body is the stub of a leg. On the back of the brooch, at the base of the neck and at the edge of the plate is a hooked catchplate.

Reference: Hattatt, R, 2000, A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Brooches, nos. 1184 and 1183
Date: Roman - c. AD 100 - 300
Dimensions: 24.81mm x 11.00 mm x 5.60 mm

Weight: 1.583 g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 100 and 300
Accession number
FindID: 565950
Old ref: DOR-40F2E3
Filename: 40F2E3.jpg
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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
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/430725
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/430725/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/565950
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