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Iron Age Celtic La Tene Brooch: 2nd-1st century BC. A bronze fibula with transverse spring and integral pin, deep bow with returned foot forming the catch. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 227. 4.37 gr
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Roman Mixed Brooch Collection: 1st-2nd century AD. A mixed group of bronze bow brooches including Aucissa, Nauheim, Colchester and other types. See Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982 and Iron Age and R
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Roman Mixed Brooch Collection: 1st-2nd century AD. A mixed group of bronze bow brooches including Langton Down, Aucissa, Alesia and other types. See Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987 and Iron Age and Roman Brooches, O
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Roman Knee Brooch: 2nd century AD. A bronze knee brooch with tiered square headplate, ribbed bow, everted foot with bifid finial; spring, chord and pin to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford
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Phrygian Bow Brooch: 7th-6th century BC. A bronze fibula with right-angled round-section bow, ribbed ends and raised cuffs, hand-shaped catch; pin replaced in antiquity. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford
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Roman Bronze Hare Plate Brooch: 2nd century A.D. With silvered finish, legs extended and head reversed, pin-lug and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 612. 6.9 grams, 31 mm (1 1/4
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Roman Lozenge-Shaped Brooch: 1st century AD. A bronze bow brooch of Hod Hill type with lozengiform bow, balustered foot, hinged pin to the reverse; the bow with cells and enamel fill. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches,
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Roman Omega Brooch: 3rd-4th century AD. A tiered lozenge-section penannular brooch with returned trumpet terminals, round-section spike pin. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011 it
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Roman Gilt Umbonate Brooch: 2nd century AD. A gilt-bronze plate brooch with concentric rings of punched ring-and-dot motifs and raised ropework collars, lug and catch to the reverse. Cf. Mackreth, D.F. Brooches in Late Iron Age
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Iron Age British Celtic Dragonesque Brooch
Iron Age British Celtic Dragonesque Brooch
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Description
2nd century AD. A flat-section bronze S-shaped plate brooch of classic style with median enamel-filled hatched panel and flanking scrolls, T-shaped head to each end with curled snout, enamel pellet, ring-and-dot eye, raised triangular ear with enamel panels; projecting lug to upper edge of the body; ferrous stain from pin. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 155 for type. The design of the present brooch mirrors that of the example on the front cover of Megaw, R. & V. Celtic Art - From its Beginnings to the Book of Kells, London, 1989. 17 grams, 67mm (2 1/2"). Found UK; before 2000.
Condition
Very fine condition.
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Iron Age British Celtic Dragonesque Brooch

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