Object Description
An ancient Roman bronze ‘Kräftig Profilierte’ anchor brooch, featuring the original catch-plate and pin. The foot consists of a protruding knob finial which leads to a shallow, triangular, flat catch plate with two piercings. The bow widens towards the head, altered from the usual trumpet-type with elongated arms, thus resembling an anchor. Below the head is the flattened wings, which stretches across the whole of the coiled spring, which in turn is secured around an axis bar. The spring progresses into the tapering pin, which rests within the catch plate.
Circa 1st-2nd Century AD