|
Date: |
|
Description: | Incomplete copper alloy two-piece head stud or possible trumpet style variant brooch of Roman date (50-200AD). The brooch comprises a relatively rare form of head / pin attachment which consists of an irregular and slightly corroded oval socket. The socket has a slight lip to it which has been lost in places; the inner part of the socket has a white coloured paste present, which is stained orange in places by iron. This iron staining may come from either the burial environment or the remains of the pin fitting. The outer edge of the socket is decorated with a cast double circumferential band. There is no evidence of either the pin or spring, and there is no evidence of a head loop. The bow of the brooch is relatively short and angular (stumpy); it is broadly an angular oval shape in cross section. The bow tapers along its length and terminates in a turned cylindrical foot knop. The catch plate expands from a central rib which extends from the lower half of the bow, it is relatively thick and the outer edge is turned to form an relatively neat pin rest (the outer edge of which has suffered from abrasion) The brooch measures 41.8mm length, 7.3mm width (across head), 6.4mm width across bow, 6.2mm thick (across centre of bow) and weighs 9.85 grams.
The brooch is decorated with a number of cast motifs. These consist of an oval raised plaque on the centre of the bow from which two curvi-linear ribs extend toward the head and encircle the socket of the head. The other area of decoration consists of a series of turned grooves present at the junction of the foot and catch plate and across the base of the foot. There is no other evidence of either applied or cast decoration present. The brooch is a mid green colour with an even but slightly abraded patina. Where abrasion has occurred it has affected the exterior elements of the brooch, such as the foot, catchplate and head. Some of these abraded edges have active light green powdery corrosion present. A direct parallel has not been found for either the style of decoration or type of brooch. It is suggested that it is a head stud / trumpet variant due to the compact nature of the bow and the highly unusual head arrangement. These are typically dated to the end of the 1st century and continue until around 200 AD.
Sally Worrel: Roman Finds Advisor Comments: This is a relatively unusual brooch similar examples have been excavated from Kingscote, Glos. (Mackreth 1998, 137 no.120 fig. 71), which apart from the decorated bow, is close to this example. Another similar example can be seen from Derby (Mackreth 1985, 293 no. 33 fig. 128). The Kingscote example is an unclassified Headstud type and the early brooches of this type would have had a Polden Hill pin attachment which then transmuted and developed more Trumpet type features as seen more clearly on the Derby example which could be classified as a Trumpet variant. Apparently, there's an example in Rowley's House Museum, Shrewsbury (X24, X26-27). There are lots of variations to this type and a suggested date range would be c. 60-175 AD | Subjects: | Trumpet Head-Stud Varient | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Reavill, Peter - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
BROOCH
Incomplete copper alloy two-piece head…
-
BROOCH
Incomplete copper alloy two-piece head…
-
Brooch
Incomplete copper alloy two-piece variant…
-
BROOCH
Incomplete copper alloy two-piece variant…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete copper alloy Roman…
-
Brooch
An incomplete copper alloy Roman…
-
BROOCH
Incomplete cast copper alloy one…
-
BROOCH
An unusual and incomplete variant…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete copper alloy Roman…
-
BROOCH
An incomplete copper alloy Roman…
|