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Description: | A Roman copper alloy incomplete trumpet brooch (circa 1st-2nd century AD). The brooch has an expanded head that covers a loop for the spring attachment. The spring and pin are no longer present. At the top of the head is a small broken tab that probably supported a loose wire head-loop. The bow has a circular cross-section with moulded decoration at the waist. The moulded decoration runs completely around the bow. The lower bow is plain and tapers towards a drum-shaped foot-knop that is cast in one with the bow. The foot knop is decorated with parallel grooves and a central circular depression on the base. The copper alloy has a mid green patina. Seven examples of Trumpet brooches were found within contexts relating to the military occupation of the Fortress site at Usk and dated to the 1st century AD (Manning 1995: 83-87). Dimensions: length 51.90mm; width 14.60mm; thickness 31.71mm; weight 16.93g Reference: Bayley, J. and Butcher, S. 2004. Roman Brooches in Britain. The Society of Antiquaries, London. P. 92-3 no. 216. Manning, W. H. 1995. Report on the Excavations at Usk 1965-1976. The Roman Small Finds. University of Wales Press, Cardiff.
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