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Description: | Cast copper alloy trumpet brooch. Sub-oval head bent sharply backwards and slightly twisted to one side. Pierced rearward facing lug on reverse of head. Short bow, sub-trapezoidal in section, to waist moulding comprising central bead between triple lobed acanthus, extending around the back of the bow, with a further ridge and groove moulding above and below. Slightly concave, tapering leg, with traces of catchplate on reverse. The leg is triangular in section with a series of incised lateral grooves decorating the lower portion. The foot and pin are missing. Traces of missing head-loop Dull, dark patina with patches of green/brown. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 43
200 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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