A beautiful Roman zoomorphic bronze brooch in the form of the mythical Chimera. Hesiod described the beast in this passage from his Theogony; “A creature fearful, great, swift-footed and strong, who had three heads, one of a grim-eyed lion; in her hinderpart, a dragon; and in her middle, a goat, breathing forth a fearful blast of blazing fire. Her did Pegasus and noble Bellerophon slay." A fantastic example of this rare type of Roman brooch dating to the 2nd century AD. Typically the pin is missing. Purchased from a private French collection.

Dimensions: 29 mm x 18 mm.

References: Benet's Artefacts of England & the United Kingdom, Third Edition: R07-0550.