Roman 'Skeuomorphic Urn' Brooch
Copper alloy, 10.49 grams; 33.30 mm. Circa 1st - 3rd Century A.D. An urn in the centre surrounded by a military pattern of openwork scrolls. An unusual brooch, we are unable to find any parallels with no examples in Hattatt, Benet’s Artefacts, or Celtic and Roman Artefacts. Pin lost in antiquity, Very Fine condition and Excessively Rare.