Brooch
A fragment of a copper-alloy bow and fantail brooch dating to the mid first or second century AD. The fragment comprises the flat, triangular foot of the brooch, known as the 'fantail'. The upper surface of the foot is decorated with a rectangular recess, in which there are three lozengiform cells picked out in reserve metal, flanked by eight triangular cells. The lozengiform cells are filled with degraded enamel in a pale colour, whereas the triangular cells are filled with degraded ?red enamel. Where the foot would have originally met the bow, there are four horizontal ribs. The break is worn suggesting that it occurred in antiquity. The catchplate is triangular in shape and extends to the full length of the foot. This brooch is of a very uniform type that has in the past been termed the 'Celtic fan-tailed brooch'. However, the shape of the head and the enamelled cells on the bow, have led to its attribution as a derivative of the Trumpet and Headstud series of brooches.
Quantity
1
Length
2.5 cm
Width
1.6 cm
Material
Copper alloy
Hoard
