ROMAN SERPENT BROOCH
Description of Object:
Thought to be a serpent brooch, highly decorative on both sides with the same design
Discussion:
An unusual design and the only example of this type found in Middlewich so far. More research needs to be done about where this was made.
Date of Object:
Dated to late Roman
Find-spot:
Collector B L Vawdrey does not state where this object was found but a large proportion of objects similar to this were known to have been found in Kinderton, Middlewich where he was once resident at Kinderton Hall.
Dimensions:
3cm in length, 2cm width
Location:
Held in a private collection belonging to Peter Moore-Dutton of Tushingham