Roman Duck Brooch

Replica of a Roman duck brooch from Vindolanda.

Here you can buy a detailed replica of a Roman duck brooch, made after an original find from Vindolanda.

This Roman brooch is known as a duck brooch due to its characteristic shape and is a typical representative of the Romano-British trumpet-shaped brooch which was very common in Britain during the Roman Empire.

Due to its characteristic shape, which is reminiscent of a stylised duck, this beautiful Roman clasp is also known as a duck brooch. The brooch dates to the 3rd century AD and was found in a ditch inside the fortress of Vindolanda, together with human remains that had apparently been violently killed by their Roman neighbours.

Link to the historical model...

The British Roman camp of Vindolanda served the Romans as an auxiliary fort and was built near Hadrian's Wall during the reign of Emperor Domitian at the end of the 1st century. Today, Vindolanda is one of the most important archaeological excavation sites of the Roman period in Britain.

You can buy the duck brooh in high-quality brass or genuine silver-plated.
Alternatively, also available in 925 sterling silver (please note the delivery time).
Alloy...

The dimensions of the Roman duck brooch are 6.3 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm.

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The brooch with trumpet ornamentation developed from Celtic models in the middle of the 2nd century during the Antonine period. The curved style of this brooch is vaguely reminiscent of bugles or trumpets and became a widespread jewellery style in Britain, from where it spread throughout the empire with the Roman troops.


As a result of the conquest of Britain by the Roman Emperor Claudius from 43 AD, the previously Celtic-influenced culture of Britain received continental impulses, which led, among other things, to the development of a new type of fibula, the so-called trumpet fibula.