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Roman silver-gilt brooch of ‘Birdlip’ type. The flat narrow bow has a high single moulded rib; below the trumpet-head are two moulded knops, and between these and the raised rib are a small horizontal projection and the broken remains of the projecting wing which characterises the type. There is a fracture in the centre of the bow. The triangular catch plate has twelve perforations. There are traces of gilding in a number of places; the gilding survives particularly well on the bow. The pin and spring mechanism is missing. Given the date of the coins, the brooch appears to have been curated for some years prior to burial, presumably because of its precious metal content. L.: 41.5 mm W.: 10.2 mm
Record created by J. Mairat. IARCH dataset, AHRC funded University of Leicester and British Museum project. Imported and edited by M. Spoerri (June 2019 / Nov. 2024). Updated by C. Gazdac (Oct. 2025).
