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Description: | An incomplete and abraded copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating from 45 - 200AD. The bow of the brooch has an angular profile and an angular D shaped cross section. The bow tapers from a wide flared head to a pointed foot. The brooch measures 43.8mm in length, 6.7mm width, and is 13.4mm thick. It weighs 4.14 grams. The head of the brooch is sub oval (almost triangular) in plan; this sub-oval area tapers into the bow of the brooch. The reverse of the head is relatively flat with a cast D shaped projecting bar which divides the head into two parts. This bar is abraded but complete; it is possible that the remains of the axis bar or hinged pin are present but these are encased in orange (iron) corrosion. The bow of the brooch is D shaped in cross section. The head of the brooch tapers into the body which remains uniform in width. Halfway, along the length of the bow, is a series of three sub-circular (D shaped) cast moldings. The area beneath the moldings is undecorated and tapers to a small point at the foot of the brooch. The catchplate and pin rest are complete. The catchplate is sub triangular in plan and expands from a rib which starts beneath the three mouldings. The brooch is of a mid brown colour with an abraded patina which covers all surfaces. The abrasion has removed most of the decoration present, it is possible that the triple moulded area on the bow may have been decorated with acanthus leaves but this area is now distorted. The brooch itself is also slightly twisted in profile and the pin rest at the edge of the catch plate has been damaged. A number of this type of plain undecorated trumpet brooch without the distinctive head loop can be seen in Richard Hattatt's Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches; page 328 figures; 437, 438b, 960, and 953. (both examples 438b and 960 have head loops). All these examples are dated to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
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