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Description: | A very fine and almost complete Roman Trumpet brooch dating to the 1st-2nd Century AD. This brooch has survived in an excellent condition. The brooch is almost complete with the pin and spring mechanism all surviving in excellent condition; it is missing only the lip of the catch plate and the tip of the pin.
The pin mechanism is a spring type, with two turns on either side of the axis bar loop. The axis bar extends at the ends into a head loop with a collar pulling the base of the loop together, above the head. The pin extends down from one of the turns. The collar has two parallel horizontal incised grooves on the front surface, dividing the collar into three. The middle layer appears to be decorated with very subtle vertically incised lines. The pin has a slightly flattened circular section, which terminates with a circular point, the tip of which is missing. The trumpet head is decorated with an incised line round the edge, but is otherwise undecorated. There is a full acanthus moulding in the centre of the bow which is very well preserved. It projects further at the front than at the back, and has six leaves above and six below the central disc, they have been very well cast and are perfectly stylised. There is a single collar above the moulding and another set below. The lower bow is decorated with a raised, central ridge that continues down to the foot. There is also a thin ridge which runs down either side of the lower bow to the foot. The foot is three tiered, the middle disc being much thicker and is decorated with subtle vertically incised lines. The flat end of foot is of particular note as it is decorated with two rings. The catchplate is incomplete as it is missing the lip. The brooch has a dark jade-green patina which has an almost completely glossy surface. This brooch dates to between the 1st and 2nd Century AD. For an exact parallel see: Hattatt p326, fig.184, no.958. | Subjects: | Trumpet | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Mason, Richard | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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