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Description: | Fragment of a cast copper alloy trumpet brooch of Roman, first or second century date (AD 43 ? AD 200). Length 13mm, width 12mm and maximum thickness of bow 5.2mm. Weight 3.89g. The fragment consists of the upper part of the bow and the head. The head incorporates two rearward projecting lugs that form a deep recessed cavity to accommodate a spring (now missing). The cavity is about 7mm in width and 5mm in height. Each lug has a small circular perforation to take an axis bar. Both of the perforations are filled with iron corrosion and the surfaces within the recess have iron staining. At the top of the head is the remains of an integral chain loop which is 7.5mm in width, about 3mm in height and is 1.3mm thick. The front face of the chain loop has engraved curvilinear lines that form a regular pattern. The surviving part of the trumpet shaped bow is triangular in cross-section, flat at the rear. At the top and the bottom of this part there is a moulded transverse rib. Viewed from the side, the upper part of the bow is abruptly angled on the reverse face. Below the lower of the two transverse ribs, a small part of the lower section of the bow survives. This part is angled steeply downwards and is also triangular in cross-section, flat at the rear. The fragment is in good condition and has a mid-green patina overall. The breaks are old. | 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 | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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