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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy Colchester Two Piece Trumpet brooch, dating to the 1st/ 2nd century AD (length: 27mm; width [diameter] at head: 12mm; thickness/ depth: 13.5mm; weight: 5.1g). At the top of the head, this is the stumped and corroded remains of an integral suspension loop (a common feature on Trumpet brooches). The head is circular in plan, but then tapers inwards to form a sub-triangular sectioned neck, with a slight ridge down the length in the centre, which in turn forms the top of the arched bow of the brooch. At approximately 8mm from the head of the brooch, there is a series of moulded decorations in the form of three sets of two parallel ribs or buttons running across the width of the bow, the two parallel central buttons being the largest (length: 4mm; width: 9mm). All ribs/ buttons, apart from the two to either side of and closest to the central pair are additionally decorated with crude and irregular small linear markings that run down the features length. None of the ribs/ buttons continue round to the back of the bow. The bow and bottom of the brooch is broken 3mm below the lowest of these ribs/ buttons. At the back of the head, there are the remains of an iron axis bar and spring mechanism. Due to the large amount of iron corrosion, it is difficult to identify how many turns are in the spring. The pin is also completely missing and there is no decoration on the back of the artefact. Overall, the brooch fragment is in a worn but fair condition with a light green patina. | Subjects: | Trumpet Colchester Two Piece | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Johnson, Caroline - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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