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Description: | A copper alloy trumpet brooch dating to the first-second century AD. This brooch is almost complete with the pin and coil mechanism still in place within the loop of the trumpet shaped head. The head has a notch at the top of it. It has a central moulding with two grooves either side. The catch plate is missing and the lower bow and the bottom of the lower bow is bent to the right at 45 degrees. The foot is bulbous in shape. It measures are 49.9mm x 20.1mm x 34.7mm, 22.19g. It has a light green patina. A parallel can be seen in 'A visual catalogue of Richard Hattatt's ancient brooches (Hattatt 2000, p.328).
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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