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Description: | An incomplete and much abraded copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating from 45 - 200AD. The bow of the brooch has an angular profile and an angular D shaped cross section. The bow tapers from a flared head to a broken pointed stump. The brooch measures 34.6mm in length, 9.2mm width (across head), 8.2mm width (across bow) is 7.9mm thick (across bow), and weighs 7.99 grams.
The head of the brooch is complete, oval in plan, and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head has an incomplete and abraded cast projecting bar which divides the head into two parts. The spring and pin are missing. There is no evidence of a head loop, although the head of the brooch is abraded and it is possible that there may originally have been a small spike. The reverse of the head is slightly concave (dished). The bow of the brooch is D shaped in cross section. The head of the brooch tapers into the body which remains uniform in width. Halfway, along the length of the bow, are three sub-circular (D shaped) cast mouldings. The central moulding has a central raised circumferential rib. Beneath the mouldings the lower part of the bow extends and tapers slightly. The bow terminates in a much abraded jagged point. The foot, catch plate and pin rest are lost.
The brooch is of a mid brown green colour with an abraded patina which covers all surfaces. There is a large amount of active green corrosion present and many of the surfaces have a mid grey black coloured surface. A number of similar brooches of this type can be seen in Richard Hattatt??s Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches; page 326-328 a good parallel is figure 437. All the brooches in this section are dated to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. | Subjects: | Trumpet | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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