Romano-British bronze dragonesque brooch
1st century AD
Height: 4.2 cm
The S-shaped openwork brooch terminating at either end in an abstracted animal head, each with elliptical ears and noses and a stylised eye and nostril represented by impressed circles. The body consists of a central rounded lozenge-shape with the same impressed circular decoration, from which the s-shaped body radiates, each side with a triangular cutout. The original pin remains, coiled around the neck and looped over the upper tail.
Condition: Intact
Literature: For a discussion on dragonesque brooches, see Catherine Johns, 'The Jewellery of Roman Britain, Celtic and Classical Traditions' (London, 1996) pp. 151-153, Fig. 7.2 and colour plate 8. She writes, 'Dragonesque brooches are an indigenous Romano-British creation, and as such are significant indicators of the cultural interaction of Roman and native.' Other examples are illustrated in R. Hattatt, 'Ancient and Romano-British Brooches' (Dorset, 1982) pp. 156-157, nos. 151-155.
Provenance: Private collection, Buckinghamshire, UK acquired 1980s
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1st century AD
Height: 4.2 cm
The S-shaped openwork brooch terminating at either end in an abstracted animal head, each with elliptical ears and noses and a stylised eye and nostril represented by impressed circles. The body consists of a central rounded lozenge-shape with the same impressed circular decoration, from which the s-shaped body radiates, each side with a triangular cutout. The original pin remains, coiled around the neck and looped over the upper tail.
Condition: Intact
Literature: For a discussion on dragonesque brooches, see Catherine Johns, 'The Jewellery of Roman Britain, Celtic and Classical Traditions' (London, 1996) pp. 151-153, Fig. 7.2 and colour plate 8. She writes, 'Dragonesque brooches are an indigenous Romano-British creation, and as such are significant indicators of the cultural interaction of Roman and native.' Other examples are illustrated in R. Hattatt, 'Ancient and Romano-British Brooches' (Dorset, 1982) pp. 156-157, nos. 151-155.
Provenance: Private collection, Buckinghamshire, UK acquired 1980s
Enquire
1st century AD
Height: 4.2 cm
The S-shaped openwork brooch terminating at either end in an abstracted animal head, each with elliptical ears and noses and a stylised eye and nostril represented by impressed circles. The body consists of a central rounded lozenge-shape with the same impressed circular decoration, from which the s-shaped body radiates, each side with a triangular cutout. The original pin remains, coiled around the neck and looped over the upper tail.
Condition: Intact
Literature: For a discussion on dragonesque brooches, see Catherine Johns, 'The Jewellery of Roman Britain, Celtic and Classical Traditions' (London, 1996) pp. 151-153, Fig. 7.2 and colour plate 8. She writes, 'Dragonesque brooches are an indigenous Romano-British creation, and as such are significant indicators of the cultural interaction of Roman and native.' Other examples are illustrated in R. Hattatt, 'Ancient and Romano-British Brooches' (Dorset, 1982) pp. 156-157, nos. 151-155.
Provenance: Private collection, Buckinghamshire, UK acquired 1980s