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Description: | The object is an incomplete Trumpet Brooch which dates to the 1st to 2nd century AD. It is made of cast copper alloy and is incomplete. The head of the object is sub-circular in shape while the reverse of the head is flat. On the reverse of the head on the upper part is a single central lug which would have been used to hold the now missing axis bar. Directly below the lug, again on the reverse of the head is a central downward facing protrusion. According to Hattatt (Hattatt, R 1987. Brooches of Antiquity. Oxbow: Oxford, p.128) the protrusion was used to hold the internal chord of the spring. Around the perimeter of the head are traces of a white metal alloy, possibly silver. Less than halfway down the bow is a heavily corroded central button. On the reverse of the button are the remains of a traverse groove which probably would have run around the perimeter of the button. Heavy corrosion to the front of the brooch however means that any decoration on the button is now indistinct. The central button is flanked above and below by traverse ridges which continued around the back of the bow. Remains of a white metal alloy; probably silver are present in the groove of the upper traverse ridge, again on the reverse of the bow. The leg of the brooch is heavily corroded making any decoration indeterminable. The front of the foot is heavily abraded; a faint outline on the reverse of the foot however, suggests that it may have originally been decorated by a single traverse groove. The base of the foot is cupped, with a concave indentation. Possibly this is how the foot was originally designed, another possibility is that the hollow held and ornate foot knob or protrusion of some kind. The catchplate is sub-triangular in shape but has suffered from some damage around its edges, it is therefore impossible to say if the cathplate had a pin rest. The catchplate is perforated by a single circular hole, approximately 1.5mm in diameter. The brooch is in a very poor condition and is heavily corroded. Dark green patches of the original patina exist in places otherwise the object is a dark matt brown colour. The length of the brooch from upper edge of the head to the foot is 58.7mm, the width across the head is 13.8mm, the thickness at the head is 27.99mm and the weight is 16.10g.
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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