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Description: | An almost complete copper-alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating to the 1st to 2nd centuries AD, with surviving pin mechanism and pin. Above the trumpet-head there is a wire head-loop with a basic loop slide on its neck. The ends of the loop are inserted inside the spring. This axis bar is inserted through the spiral spring pin mechanism which remains in situ and from which the pin extends on the right hand side (causing it to be slightly lop-sided). This entire mechanism has been held in place via a pierced lug on the reverse of the head. The pin remains almost intact, though bent at the tip and is 31.1mm long. A small portion may have broken away from its tip, though its original length is difficult to determine. The upper bow tapers toward the head and then widens towards a wide central collar. The collar is simple, consisting of a single flattened collar which extends right around the bow, with two grooves to either side. The lower bow is almost straight and tapers slightly towards the middle. It is semi-circular in profile and curves very slightly in an 'S' shape. It culminates in a single, small foot knob with two grooves above it. Part of the catch-plat remains, but the catch itself is broken. The metal of the main brooch is a mid reddish-brown colour and fairly erroded, the metal of the pin mechanism and pin is a much lighter greyish-green. A parallel for this brooch can be seen in Hattatt, p.107, fig.44.
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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