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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman trumpet bow brooch. It is missing the foot, spring and pin due to old breaks. The trumpet shaped head is oval in form with an integrally cast rear facing loop that has a slight vertical projection at the top. The head is undecorated and tapers to an oval sectioned upper bow. This expands towards a central moulding formed from two opposing acanthi separated by transverse bands above, below at between. What remains of the lower half of the bow/foot is triangular in section with an incomplete but integrally cast catchplate on the back face. This brooch measures 41.50mm in length, 15.67mm in width at head, 4.20mm in width at bow, 4.48mm in thickness at bow, and weighs 8.42g.This is a Roman trumpet brooch similar to an example from Hacheston (Blagg et al., 2004: no. 138). It is of 1st to 2nd century Ad date, c.70-200 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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