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Description: | A fragment of a copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating to the 1st - 2nd Century. The fragment consists of the head of the brooch, fragments of the spring mechanism, part of the pin and the pin axis. There appears to be no surface decoration on the head of the brooch however the entire fragment is quite corroded. The spring consist of two turns on either side of the pin fragment and the loop that hold the axis bar in place. The breaks on the object are extremely worn. The surface of the object is light greyish-green in colour and heavily corroded. This type of brooch dates to the 1st and 2nd Century. See Hattatt, p326 & 328.
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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