Roman Brooches

The Grosvenor Museum has a collection of Roman brooches, found in and around Chester. Brooches were used to secure clothing and were made in a variety of different styles. Most basic was the bow brooch, where a long pin was coiled into a spring at one end and fitted under a catch at the other. More elaborate types were disc and plate brooches. These could be decorated with pieces of inlaid glass or enamel and made into a variety of different shapes. Zoomorphic brooches were shaped and decorated to look like animals and birds. Birds in particular had a religious symbolism and were associated with the gods of healing and fertility.

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