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Description: | Roman brooch; fragment of cast copper alloy trumpet-headed brooch of 1st or 2nd century date. The fragment consists of the head of the brooch with a fragment of the bow. The brooch has a flat plate extending above the head, with a sub-rectangular section surmounted by a rounded loop. The bow is narrow and deeply curved. The reverse of the head has the fixing loops for the hinged pin, which is now missing.Length 27.7mm, width 16.9mm, thickness 12.9mm, weight 4.26gRef: 'A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches' (pp. 328, fig. 187). Especially note the examples at the bottom of the page.
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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