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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 (slightly stumpy) profile and an angular D shaped cross section. The bow tapers from a wide flared head to an old break above the catchplate and the foot. The brooch measures 35.7mm in length, 13.4mm width, is 19.4mm thick, and weighs 11.81 grams. The head of the brooch is sub oval in plan and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head is concave with a cast D shaped projecting bar which divides the head into two parts. This bar has a large worn hole through its centre. It is through this that the pin would have attached. The bar is abraded but complete. There is no evidence of a head loop present. 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 bow tapers below this point to a relatively old worn break. The top of the catchplate is present. This extends from a rib beneath the mouldings. The pin rest and foot of the brooch are both missing. There is relatively little decoration present on this example. The most elaborate area is around the three mouldings on the catchplate; however, almost all the decoration has been lost through abrasion. There is no evidence of either an inlaid or applied surface. The brooch is of a mid green colour with an abraded patina which covers all surfaces. It is also slightly twisted in profile. A number of areas of light green powdery copper corrosion are present, these are especially common and around the periphery of the brooch. A number of similar brooches of this type can be seen in Richard Hattatt's Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches; page 328 figures; 436, 437, and 953. All these examples are dated to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
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