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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Trumpet derivative brooch. The bow head is a small oval in plan. The head forms a collar to the bow rather than a full-sized head. The reverse of head has a vertical lug with a circular central perforation. Through the perforation a fragment of the axis bar remains, with some of the spring still coiled around it. The bow is sub-rectangular in section, with rounded edges. The lower portion of the bow gently tapers to a blunt edge which was probably broken. As the patina covers the edge it suggests it was not a recent break. The catchplate also appears to be broken, but may have originally been solid. The brooch has a well developed dark green patina. It measures 33.9mm long by 8.8mm wide across the bow head. It weighs 3.8g and is in fair condition.The brooch is a Trumpet-headed type. Trumpet brooches date to the 1st to 2nd century (Bayley, J. and Butcher, S. 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection Society of Antiquaries p. 160-164).
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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