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Description: | The object is a Roman trumpet brooch made from cast copper alloy. The wings/bow head is a horizontal rectangle with in integral loop protruding from the upper edge. On the reverse of the bow head there are two parallel vertical lugs, each with a central hole. These holes support an iron axis bar around which the spring is coiled. There are three coins with the fourth, which is missing, leading to the pin. The bow is triangular in section, protruding from a slightly larger triangular platform which is part of the bow head. At the mid point between the bow head and acanthus at the apex of the bow, there is a high relief ??. At the apex of the bow there is a simplistic moulded acanthus, consisting of horizontal ridges and slightly waisted grooves with a horizontal ridge above and below. Below the acanthus the bow is broken. This break is not too recent. The brooch has a well developed mid to dark brown coloured patina. The brooch measures 37.04mm long and 12.22mm wide across the bow head. It weighs 5.04g.
These types of brooches are dated to the 1st to 2nd centuries by Hattatt. In Brooches of Antiquity (1987) Hattatt illustrates a similar brooch, No. 964. | 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: | 200 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Angie Bolton | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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