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Brooch

Description

Roman dragonesque brooch from Kirkfield, Aberlady, East Lothian

Museum reference

X.1998.46

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Brooch

Date

Roman

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Materials

Copper alloy, Enamel

Collection place(s)

Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

McWee, Roger, 1989 - 2002 (fl.)

References

Hunter, F. 'Kirkfield, Aberlady (Aberlady parish), Roman brooches', Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 1999, 27.

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