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Description: | The object is a Trumpet derivative brooch of the Alcester type, Alcester brooches date to the Roman period or 1st to 2nd century AD. The brooch is made of cast copper alloy and is incomplete.In plan, the brooch head is sub-oval (similar to those found on regular trumpet brooches) and is recessed at the back. Looking at the reverse of the brooch one can see that the head is heavily abraded and is missing in parts. Examples depicted in Hattatt (Hattatt, R 1987. Brooches of Antiquity. Oxbow: Oxford, fig 47, nos. 976-981), indicate that Alcester brooches often had a pair of reward facing lugs and an axis bar which were used to support the spring gear (spring and pin). None of these features survive on the recorded example. On the top of the bow head is a trapezoidal protrusion. The protrusion is the remains of an incomplete chain loop, the rest of which is now missing. The upper bow is very short and is D-shaped in profile. At the junction of the bow and leg is a prominent flange, which is more pronounced at the front than at the rear. In profile, the rear of the mid-bow flange is connected to the underside of the head, leaving a circular perforation which is 4.8mm in diameter. In profile the leg is short and flat with parrallel sides which taper outwards slightly to a rounded base. The front of the leg is decorated by a two copper circles, joined by a reversed S-shape line. The brooch has a small sub-triangular catchplate which extends the length of the leg. It does not have a pin rest.The object is a dark matt brown colour, with light green patches of corrosion on the leg and the bow. It is heavily abraded and in a poor condition. None of the original patina remains. The brooch is 36.0mm long, 8.8mm wide at the brooch head, 9.2mm wide at the button and 9.1mm thick. The object weighs 6.15g. Hattatt (1997) has an example (no. 979), which is similar to the recorded object, but lacks the decoration on the leg and is more complete.
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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