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Description: | A copper alloy Roman trumpet derivative brooch (Wroxeter type), dating from the first to second century. In this type of brooch, the trumpet head has been almost replaced by a flat plate with a pierced lug at the top. The brooch has a moulded foot knob with two distinct lobes and a bow that is narrow and ridged on the lower part. In the centre of the bow are three ridges, the central one with chevron mouldings. Above the upper ridge is a raised circular knob divided into four quadrants. The upper half of the bow has three vertical channels in the central one of which traces of red enamel can still be seen.The plate at the head of the brooch is shield-shaped with a straight upper edge. The base of a pierced lug is in the centre of this edge. There is a ridge where the bow meets the head. On the lower half of the reverse of the head plate is a spring with five turns within an open casing with semi-circular sides. The pin has broken off.The solid catchplate on the reverse extends from behind the circular knob with a curved upper edge and straight lower edge parallel with the foot.
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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