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Description: | Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch, 28mm long, 11mm wide and 15mm thick 5.4g weight. Plain head with and oval plate behind, the edge of the plate is serrated by a number of notches, on the top of the plate is a knop that is probably the remains of the base of a loop. On the reverse of the head is a rearward facing perforated lug that holds the spring support bar (this is made of iron), a small section of the spring is still in place. A simple moulded knee half way down the leg of three horizontal ridges, the centre on being the largest and decorated by a ropework pattern. The lower part of the leg is triangular in section,, this has been truncated just below the knee resulting in the loss of almost all of the catch plate from the reverse. Excellent condition.Date 75-175AD
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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