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Title: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: BottyBurp (Kris) on May 22, 2009, 07:54:36 AM I found this Roman Brooch & wonder whether it's a Bird or a Fly!
Your thoughts please Doc? Regards Burp Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on May 22, 2009, 08:44:42 AM Botty I would say its a bird fella , similar design below , where I would say that the bird in the picture below would signify a dove, the bird in yours with the hooked 'hawk like' beak would signify a Bird of prey' possibly a military or Hunters brooch ?
Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: hedgehog on May 22, 2009, 08:59:16 AM That looks like the one Rob, what's the date on it? Got a link for the info?
Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on May 22, 2009, 09:11:31 AM yeah sure , circa 2nd Century AD
link for item. http://www.antiquescentreyorkeshop.co.uk/acatalog/Roman.html (http://www.antiquescentreyorkeshop.co.uk/acatalog/Roman.html) Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: hedgehog on May 22, 2009, 09:28:56 AM Nice one Rob, looks like their heads fell off quite often then, great i.d.
Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: BottyBurp (Kris) on May 22, 2009, 10:39:47 AM Thanks for the I.D Rob, do you reckon the head is broken?
It doesn't look it to me but as you say possibly a hooked beak! Cheers mate :) Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: ROMAN STEVE on May 22, 2009, 03:02:30 PM NICE FINd LOOKS LIKE A
BIRD ;D Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: romano-brit on May 22, 2009, 05:35:09 PM gotta disagree, its a fly brooch circa 2nd cent
Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: Charles Cater on May 22, 2009, 05:41:30 PM Looks like a fantail Roman fibulae to me Kris.
Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: hedgehog on May 22, 2009, 06:01:04 PM I'm enjoying this one , I haven't got a clue, any ideas Peter it's certainly a confusing one, could it be all 3? ;D
Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: Stig(The) on May 22, 2009, 07:54:39 PM I hope you get a positive I,D on this Botty,it`s a cracking find mate.I would be over the moon to find something like that !
Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: romano-brit on May 22, 2009, 08:17:17 PM its defo a fly brooch im telling you!!!! LoL
Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on May 22, 2009, 08:32:41 PM If thats a fly brooch, I'll do the next rally in drag!
Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: bymatt666 (byron) on May 22, 2009, 08:56:24 PM easy fellas !! lets not fall out over this.... :)...i can see both the hawk and the fly....whatever it is it's a lovely find.....well done BB...lets hope for a positive ID soon.....byron
Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: hedgehog on May 22, 2009, 09:55:11 PM And it's definitely got a fantail, :)
Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: Chef Geoff on May 22, 2009, 10:01:55 PM And it's definitely got a fantail, :) Yes I know it's got a fan tail, but lets call it a fly broach as I want to see Pete detect the next rally in drag. Geoff Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: hedgehog on May 22, 2009, 10:12:11 PM Don't give them ideas about rallies in drag Geoff, it is definitely a fantailed birdfly or flybird!
Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: The Doc on May 22, 2009, 10:40:58 PM Been invited to give an opinion on this brooch :-\ :o
I don't think it is a fly brooch, but to be awkward, can we see a side view and a pic of the back? Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: BottyBurp (Kris) on May 23, 2009, 04:15:30 PM Oh Dear, what have I done!
Here ya go Pete, I will show it to Kurt Adams our FLO at the next club meet ;) Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: sodbuster on May 23, 2009, 04:28:33 PM I never heard of a fly brooch before , thats what I like about this site , every time I log on I learn something new . Great find by the way !
Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: romano-brit on May 23, 2009, 05:44:15 PM i still think its a fly brooch, the two bits with orange enamel in it would be the eyes and then it fans out to the wings
Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: The Doc on May 23, 2009, 06:13:20 PM After seeing the other views, I think this is a...
Bird Title: Re: Brooch I.D please Doc Post by: hedgehog on May 23, 2009, 07:43:14 PM You sure it's not a plane?
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