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Description: | Trumpet brooch (probably group A (Bayley and Butcher 2004)) of copper alloy. The bow is broken below the waist moulding and the spring and pin mechanism are missing. The surface is corroded/ worn although some decoration is still visible. The brooch weighs 8.52g and measures 35(incomplete)x18mm.The head is oval, orientated perpendicular to the bow. Around its edge is a groove. On the reverse, it is slightly hollowed and has a single lug where the axis bar for the spring would have attached. The lug has a small extension (or nipple) beyond the head as in Hattatt (1989) 1529. This suggests that there was originally a swivelling wire chain loop which would have been tucked into the sides of the tubular axis bar. It would have been clipped at the throat and held upright by the nipple at the top of the lug.The upper part of the bow is roughly circular in cross section, although the impression of a ridge along its middle is created by a slight edge. The waist moulding extends to the rear of the bow and consists of an acanthus (a type of leaf motive) consisting of six 'leaves' above and below a flange-like button all set between two small lateral ribs and grooves. Below this the leaf decoration the bow is broken.The profile, decoration and spring attachment are similar to Hattatt (1989) 1529 from Castleford in West Yorkshire, although this example is of silver. Hattatt (1989) dates 1529 to 100-150AD. Bayley and Butcher (2004 pp 160) have traced the origin of this type of brooch to the first century although they extend through the second century.
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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