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Description: | Roman cast copper alloy trumpet brooch, incomplete, 1st-2nd century. Spring and pin missing; single loop to hold them on back of head. Trumpet-shaped head slightly bent/twisted to the right (when viewed from obverse)- this appears to have been cast like that. Undecorated head & bow until the plain rounded central boss which doesn't extend round the back of the bow. Foot missing, no trace of catchplate. Dark brown patina. Length (incomplete) 36.4mm, width of head 13.0mm, width of central moulding 6.8mm, thickness across central moulding 6.7mm, weight 6.67g.
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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