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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Trumpet brooch. The bow head is a sub-oval in plan. On the reverse of the bow head there is a vertical perforated lug. The pin, spring and possible axis bar are all missing. The outer face of the bow head is decorated with an indentation either side of the bow. The bow protrudes from the centre of the bow head and is sub oval in section. This portion of the bow is undecorated. In profile the bow is curvaceous forming an inverted 'L' shape. At the apex of the bow there is a simplistic acanthus formed by three horizontal ridges, the centre being the most prominent. The lower portion of the bow is undecorated. The bow gradually tapers to a broken blunt point. The catchplate is incomplete. The surface of the brooch is slightly abraded. It measures 40.24mm long and 12.2mm wide across the bow head. It weighs 15.1g and is in poor condition. The brooch is a Trumpet type. Trumpet brooches date to 75 to 175 AD (Worrell, S. 2007 'Roman Brooch Timeline' North-West PAS Newsletter). These types of brooch are thought to originate in the Midlands.
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