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Description: | A very fine and elaborate complete Roman Trumpet brooch dating to the 1st-2nd Century AD. The brooch survives in an excellent condition. The brooch is complete with the pin and hinge mechanism all surviving in excellent condition. The pin mechanism is a tubular type, with an axis bar. The axis bar extends at the ends into a head loop with a collar pulling the base of the loop together, above the head. The collar has two parallel incised grooves on the front surface. The pin has a flat, pierced head, which is held by the axis bar. The pin has a flattened section, which terminates with a circular point. The trumpet is decorated with an incised line round the edge, but is otherwise undecorated. There is a full acanthus moulding in the centre of the bow which is very well preserved. It projects further at the front than at the back, and has three leaves above and three below the central disc, they have been very well cast and are perfectly stylised. There is a double collar above the moulding and another set below. The lower bow is decorated with a slightly raised, central ridge that continues down to the foot. There is also a thin ridge which runs down either side of the lower bow to the foot. The foot is three tiered, the middle disc being the thickest. The catchplate is complete. The brooch has a dark jade-green patina which has an almost completely glossy surface. The brooch dates from the 1st - 2nd Century and similar examples can be seen in: Hattatt, 2000, p326.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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