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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 flared head to a bulbous foot knop. The brooch measures 50.4mm in length, 15.8mm width, is 21.4mm thick, and weighs 14.41 grams. The head of the brooch is sub oval in plan and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head has a cast D shaped projecting bar which divides the head into two parts. This bar is complete and is irregular in shape being formed with a small projecting D shaped perforated loop. The spring and pin are missing. There is no evidence of a head loop being present. The reverse of the head is concave (dished). 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 slightly and then expands to form a bulbous foot knob. The catch plate is formed from a rib which extends from beneath the three mouldings and terminates above the foot knob. The catchplate is badly abraded and the pin rest is missing. The brooch is highly decorated with a number of intricate cast designs. The most elaborate are on the head of the brooch; here two curvi-linear swirls with central pellets are separated by two diagonal cast ribs. The swirls are similar to eye like patterns and are relatively common in the Marches area as a pattern of design. The three mouldings are relatively plain with a series of cast horizontal incised lines dividing each moulding into two parts. The lower bow of the brooch, beneath the mouldings is decorated on the upper curved face. Here two sub-rectangular panels are present; each is filled by a zigzag pattern which is parallel to that on the opposite example. It is possible that these patterns were originally highlighted by enamel. If this were the case no remains of the enamel if present. The foot knop has been turned and is decorated in a similar way to the three central mouldings. It is likely that the whole brooch was originally tinned or possibly silvered. Elements of this applied surface remain on the reverse face of the brooch. The brooch is of a mid grey green colour with an abraded and slightly chipped patina which covers all surfaces. The brooch is also slightly twisted in profile. A number of similar brooches of this type can be seen in Richard Hattatt's Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches; page 327-328 a good parallel is figure 434 or 446. However both these examples are not identical to this example. All the brooches in this section are dated to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
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