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Description: | Roman brooch; fragment of trumpet-headed brooch with enamelled decoration, dating to the 2nd century. The fragment consists of the front of the head, the upper part of the bow and the decorative roundel at the waist of the brooch. The head of the brooch is simple and rather crude with a seemingly mis-cast area at the top. The back is hollow. The brooch narrows for the bow before expanding to a flat, circular area at the waist of the brooch. This has a moulded circle and pellet in the centre, surrounded by a ring of blue enamel, much of which remains.Length 30.2mm, width 14.1mm, thickness 12.1mm, weight 6.56gRef: Hattatt, page 329 (fig. 188), especially brooches 452, 453 and 451 at the top of the page.
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