English: Copper alloy Brooch. Cast Dragonesque Brooch, Mackreth type DRAG 3.c2. A curvilinear teardrop shaped plate bears a series of three rectangular cells with a triangular cell at either end; the end and central cells bear (now) brick red enamel traces and the outer two rectangular cells contain (now) green enamel. A curvilinear head has a hemispherical eye or protruding part moulded in relief with a basal rib; the lower end is a smaller version of the same form. A strip wrapped around the 'neck' is what remains of the pin. This form of brooch is thought to have originated in Yorkshire, perhaps being spread thence by military redeployments. Its distribution is also thought to indicate 'intimate economic links between East Anglia and Lincolnshire and areas north of the Humber' (Mackreth 2011, page 188). Suggested date: Early Roman, 85-100.

Length: 36.6mm, Width: 17.1mm, Thickness: 3.1mm, Weight: 4.65gms.