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Collection Item: Brooch

Basic info

Collection
Archaeology
Object name
Brooch
Object category
Roman
Description
Shoe-shaped brooch with a small loop at the "heel" end. The surface of the shoe is slightly inset, suggesting that there was once an inlay covering the majority of the surface which was visible when worn. See "A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hatatt's Ancient Brooches" figure 217 for some very similar examples.
Production date start
43
Period
Roman

More info

Identification

Object number
YORYM : 1974.112.3
Number of objects
1
ID
12042

Physical Characteristics

Materials
Copper alloy (Whole)