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Description: | Complete copper alloy trumpet brooch with intact pin. The brooch is in excellent condition. The splayed trumpet head is decorated with a cast ridge running down the centre which splits into an inverted V down the top of the bow. The trumpet head is slightly curved and the spring pin mechanism sits in the curve on the back of the head. The mechanism has a spring of six turns. There is decorative moulding at the waist; a central button bordered by mouldings set between two grooves above and a further three below. The moulding at the waist is continuous around the back of the brooch. The bottom of the bow has curved linear decoration and the foot is moulded. The catchplate is solid and complete as is the pin. The brooch weighs 14.17g and measures 45.03mm in length, 18.11mm in width and 27.4mm in thickness.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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