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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating from 75-175AD. The bow of the brooch has a curved profile and D-shaped section. It is 45.4mm in length, 13.3mm width, and is 27.9mm thick. The bow tapers from a wide flared head to a broken blunted point halfway along the catchplate. The brooch weighs 13.34 grams.
There is circular beading around the head which separates the head from the bow. The upper bow has a slight central rib which is badly abraded. At the centre of the bow is a molding with areas of waisting on either side. Below this, there is a slight central rib which extends from to the foot-knob, which is also obscured by abrasion.
The spring mechanism and pin of the brooch are not present. They would have been attached to the bow of the brooch through a perforated lug behind the head (on the same axis as the bow) which is 8.6mm in length. The lug is encased within a mid-brown/orange iron corrosion from the axis bar.
The brooch has broken across the catch-plate for the pin. The catch-plate is formed from a central rib that begins halfway down the length of the bow. This rib expands and then tapers towards the foot. It is roughly sub-rectangular in profile and measures 23.1mm length, 3.3mm in width, and 1.6mm thick. The catch plate, due to its fragility, has broken in a number of places along its length and has also been badly abraded in the plough soil. The foot is missing.
The brooch is of a mid-dark green brown colour with an even patina which covers all the surfaces of the body. The brooch has been abraded and rolled in the plough soil so much of the original surface and decoration has been lost. Also there are patches of iron corrosion, discussed above.
Similar examples can be seen in 'Roman Brooches from North Britain' (Snape 1993, 16-17, nos. 23-24). | 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: | 75
175 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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