Brooches

Roman women were very fond of small animal or bird brooches cast in bronze and delicately enamelled in a variety of colours. Several examples have been found at sites of Roman occupation. Length 30mm

Roman women were very fond of small animal or bird brooches cast in bronze and delicately enamelled in a variety of colours. Several examples have been found at sites of Roman occupation. Length 36mm

Cruciform Brooch. 5th century AD. The bronze original was found outside a house of the Roman Iron Age during excavations at Marslev, North East Funen. Odense Bys Museer, Denmark. Gilded pewter. Height 66mm

Cruciform Brooch. 5th century AD. The bronze original was found outside a house of the Roman Iron Age during excavations at Marslev, North East Funen. Odense Bys Museer, Denmark. Cast in Bronze. Height 66mm

2nd century AD. The bronze and enamel original is a fine example of the double headed ‘dragon’ brooch. This was found at Milking Gap, Hadrian’s Wall. Gilded finish.Newcastle Museum of Antiquities. Length 52mm

Very graceful curved brooch represenative of the fine work of this period. Early 2nd century AD. Length 65mm

The bronze original is decorated with blue and green enamel. It is of lozenge form with tooled circular projections at the corners. It was found at Bungay, Suffolk. 2nd century AD.Ipswich Museum, Suffolk.Length 47mm.

Roman Silver Brooch. 2nd century AD. he original was found at Binchester Roman Fort. It was probably made in Germany during the second century AD. Bowes Museum, Co. Durham. Length 40mm

2nd century AD. The gilded bronze (ormolu) original was excavated at Vindolanda Vicus, a large Roman settlement on Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland. Length 61mm

2nd century AD. This brooch is formed by concentric trumpet scroll shapes. The original of tinned bronze was found at Usk, Gwent and is now in the Roman Legionary Museum, South Wales. White metal plated finish. Width 33mm

The bronze original is in the form of a bird decorated with red and blue enamel. It was found at Sixpenny-Handley, Dorset. 2nd century AD. Gussage and District Museum, Woodcutts, Dorset. Height 28mm.

Romano-British Bronze Mount. 150-250 AD. The original Bronze openwork mount, worn as a belt fitting, was found at Piercebridge Roman Fort, Co. Durham. The pattern is unusual and consists of a whirligig formed of trumpet shapes. Bronze finish. The Bowes Museum, Co. Durham. Diameter 48mm

The original is a bronze plate brooch with blue enamel roundel and orange enamel triangle decoration. 2nd century AD. Verulamium Museum, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Length 45mm.

The tinned bronze original from circa 90 – 97 AD is embossed with a Hunter and Stag motif and was probably sewn on to a textile garment. Excavated at Vindolanda, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland. Diameter 33mm.

Romano-British Fantail Fibula. 2nd century AD. The bronze and enamel original was excavated at Vindolanda, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, where the original may be seen. Brooch with red enamel. Height 38mm

Romano-British Fantail Fibula. 2nd century AD. The bronze and enamel original was excavated at Vindolanda, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland, where the original may be seen. Brooch with blue enamel. Height 38mm

2nd century AD. The original is a bronze plate brooch of a galloping horse. The body and neck are inlaid with green enamel dappled with white spots. Found in a house in Roman Verulamium, it may be seen in the Verulamium Museum, St,. Albans. Length 44mm

1st – 2nd century AD. The bronze original is one of a pair that would have decorated the handle attachments   of a stave – built bucket. Found in Dinorben Hill Fort, Abergele, North Wales. May be seen in the National Museum of Wales. Width 34mm