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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Trumpet brooch dating to the 2nd Century. The brooch consists of the head, upper bow with acanthus moulding and the central loop which would have held the pin mechanism on the reverse. The head of the brooch is undecorated and possibly has traces of the chain loop attached to the top. The upper bow then tapers slightly but widens again just before the acanthus moulding. The acanthus is full having four leaves on each upper and lower half divided by a central collar. Part of the lower bow survives below this with a slightly raised central ridge but no other decoration. On the reverse of the head is the central loop that would have held the spring mechanism in place but nothing else survives. The surface is fairly corroded, this may have masked some decoration especially around the acanthus, the breaks are also extremely worn. The surface is blackish-green in colour. See: Hattatt, p326 for further examples.
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