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Dragonesque Brooch, 1st century
Provincial Roman, probably made in Britain
Bronze with champlevé enamel; 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 3 /16 in. (4.7 x 2.2 x 8 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1980 (1980.450)

These "dragonesque" brooches were popular in England at about the time of the Claudian invasion in 43 A.D.

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    Dragonesque Brooch, 1st century
    Provincial Roman, probably made in Britain
    Bronze with champlevé enamel; 1 7/8 x 7/8 x 3 /16 in. (4.7 x 2.2 x 8 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 1980 (1980.450)