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Description: | A very fine and almost complete Roman Trumpet brooch dating to 75 - 175 AD. This brooch has survived in an excellent condition. The brooch is almost complete but the axis bar and pin are missing. The pin would have been held in place with tubular hinge mechanism. The mechanism is formed from a double tube, with the gap in the centre. The axis bar would have been threaded through these and would have held the pin in place. The trumpet head is oval and decorated with an incised line round the edge and a large rim, but is otherwise undecorated. There is a full acanthus moulding in the centre of the bow which is very well preserved. It projects further at the front than at the back, and has six leaves above and six below the central disc, they have been very well cast and are perfectly stylised. There is a triple collar above the moulding and another set below, the centaral collar in both groups has been decorated with vertical incised lines. The lower bow is decorated with a raised, central ridge that continues down to the foot. There is also a thin ridge which runs down either side of the lower bow to the foot. Running parallel to this ridge there is an incised rocker-arm design.The foot is three tiered, formed from three collars with a ring depression in the base of the foot. The catchplate is complete and also decorated on both faces with the rocker-arm design seen on the bow. The brooch has a dark brownish-green patina which has an almost completely glossy surface. This brooch dates to between the 1st and 2nd Century AD. Parallels can be see in: Hattatt p326, fig.184.
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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