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Description: | An incomplete fragment of a copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175AD. The head and bow of the brooch are extant. The bow has an angular profile and an angular D shaped cross section. The bow tapers from a slight narrow head to a broken edge above the foot. The break is relatively fresh and unpatinated. The brooch measures 42.9mm in length, 6.2mm width (across head), 10.4mm width (across bow) is 9.7mm thick (across bow), and weighs 9.04 grams. The head of the brooch is badly abraded, oval in plan, and expands into the bow. The reverse of the head is flat and has a cast projecting bar which divides the head into two parts. This bar is poorly preserved. The spring and pin are missing. There is no evidence of a head loop, plate or spike. The bow of the brooch is D shaped in cross section. The head of the brooch expands into the body which remains uniform in width. Halfway, along the length of the bow, are three sub-circular cast mouldings. The upper and lower moulding are better described as very worn swellings, however the central moulding is D shaped in cross section. Beneath the mouldings the lower part of the bow extends and tapers slightly to a broken edge. The catch plate is formed from a rib which extends from a point beneath the three mouldings and terminates; it is incomplete and poorly preserved. There is little evidence of decoration due to the wear present on the brooch. The brooch is of a light grey green colour with an abraded poorly preserved patina which covers all surfaces. 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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