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Description: | A cast copper alloy 1st - 2nd century AD, Trumpet brooch, with moulded decoration. The brooch survives largely intact, with only the spring and pin missing. The head of the brooch is rounded, with no central spine, running down the centre. The head has a flared border. Below the head there are two collars, which flank the acanthus moulded decoration, below the moulding there are three further collars. The bow extends down below this and tapers to the foot. There is a spine running down the centre of the bow and the edges are slightly flared. There is a spine also on the reverse of the bow, which extends into the catchplate, which survives intact. The foot is rounded and is formed of three collars.
On the reverse of the head there is a central lug, which would have held the spring in place. The spring and pin are missing. The surface of the metal is smooth and is mid reddish-brown in colour. This type of brooch dates from the 1st - 2nd century AD. This brooch is similar to examples in Hattatt, 2000, p327, Fig. 186. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Andrews-Wilson, Liz - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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