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Description: | An incomplete fragment from the head of a copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175AD. The bow and foot of the brooch are lost. The upper bow tapers from a flared head to a worn and abraded stump suggesting damage in the plough-zone. The brooch fragment measures 8.6mm in length, 12.9mm width (across head), 3.8mm width (across bow) is 2.8mm thick (across bow), and weighs 3.12 grams. The head of the brooch is complete, oval in plan, and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head is concave and has a cast projecting bar which divides the head into two parts. This bar is near complete and has a pierced hole; diameter 3.2mm. It is through this hole that the pin / spring would have attached. The spring and pin are missing. There is no evidence of a head loop. The surface of the head of the brooch is crazed and the patina has laminated - it is impossible to say whether the brooch was decorated. The bow of the brooch is D shaped in cross section. The brooch is of a mid grey green colour with an abraded patina which covers all surfaces. It has been affected by movement in the ploughsoil. A number of similar brooches of this type can be seen in Richard Hattatt's Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches; page 326-328. All the brooches in this section are dated to the later 1st and 2nd century AD.
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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