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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Trumpet-headed Brooch with enamelled detail. Brooches of this type date from between 75-175 AD. The head and hinged pin mechanism have both broken off, the break is very worn and corroded. The upper bow is made from a circular plate of metal, flat on the back and raised on the front. In the centre of this raised area is a circle of blue enamel, outlined with silvering. The centre of the circle is now empty, but may once have held a stone or more enamel. The remains of four small knops can be seen, one in each corner of the plate.
The lower bow tapers to the foot, with a D-shaped section. The foot has a collar and a rounded base, which is concave. The rolled catchplate can be seen on the reverse.
The metal is mid greenish-brown in colour and the brooch survives in a fair condition. Similar to examples in Hattatt p.329, fig.188. | Subjects: | Trumpet headed | 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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