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Description: | A cast copper alloy plate brooch, probably of Roman date. In its current state the object measures 36.2mm by 29.4mm by 5.6mm and weighs 14.8g. The oval openwork design consists of thirteen celtic trumpet motifs, ten around the outside (each alternating in orientation) and three in a triskele pattern in the centre. The central trumpets are slightly larger than those around the edge. Three and a half of the outer trumpets are missing. The back of the brooch is flat and undecorated, with a curving catchpiece at one end and the stubby remains of the hinge which would have held the pin at the other.
A similar brooch was discovered during excavations at the Roman fort at Usk, south Wales (W. H. Manning, 1995, Report on the Excavations at Usk 1965-76: The Roman Small Finds, fig 27. no. 69). | Subjects: | Plate | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Payne, Naomi - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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