ADVENT BRONZE STAG BROOCH

Bronze brooch, 100–200 CE, from Amiens, northern France

This Roman bronze brooch in the shape of a stag, once decorated with bright multi-coloured enamel, would have been used to fasten a shawl or cloak. The stag is looking backwards and in the centre of the body are aged pieces of coloured enamel.

Enamelled jewellery was very popular in Britain and France during the Roman period.

The vast Roman empire encouraged the movement of people, ideas and fashions.

Certain Roman styles of dress and jewellery became widespread with some personal items travelling long distances with their owners, though some distinctive local fashions did continue to thrive.

Brooch in the form of a stag
Bronze, inlaid with coloured enamel

100–200 CE
Amiens, northern France
On display in the Rome Gallery 13, ground floor
AN1927.418