Object Description
A Romano-British bronze plate brooch in the form of a peacock, shown in profile. Its body tapers into an elegantly curved, elongated neck. The bird’s head features a plume of feathers on the top and a small, hooked beak. Its eye has been marked by an incised concentric circle, the same as the four which decorate its tail feathers, extending out from its body and marked out with faint incised delineations. The body is decorated with three incised diagonal lines. The bird’s feet are playfully stuck out as though it is in motion. The reverse of the brooch is plain except for the original hinged pin holder and extensive catch. The pin is now missing.
Date: Circa 1st – 3rd Century AD