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Description: | Copper-alloy cast Roman bow brooch of Trumpet type. The brooch is damaged, missing the lower part of the bow and foot and also its spring and pin. The upper part of the bow is well preserved and the characteristic moulded acanthus decoration remains, above and below which are three ribs. The brooch is flat on the inside of the bow. Traces of blue and red enamel survive on the head of the trumpet, with three oval cells separated by a central ridge. The upper of the three cells is larger than the two below. Blue enamel fills these cells, though the upper oval also has a cell for red enamel in the centre. Traces of red enamel also survive in the field surrounding the oval cells. The brooch has the characteristic bowl of the trumpet brooch, concaved inside and with a loop for attachment of the spring. Such brooches date from the mid-to-late first century AD. The remains of this brooch measure 32.4 mm in length, the head is 15.8 mm wide and at its thickest the bow measures 8.9 mm thick.
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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