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Description: | An incomplete heavily abraded fragment of a copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175AD. The bow has an angular profile and an angular D shaped cross section. The bow tapers from a flared head to a broken abraded pointed foot. 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, is a single much abraded sub-circular cast moulding. Beneath the mouldings the lower part of the bow extends and tapers slightly to a broken edge. The catch plate is missing and no remains are present. There is little evidence of decoration due to the wear present on the brooch. The brooch is of a light - mid 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.The brooch measures 30.4mm in length, 8.8mm width (across head), 5.6mm width (across bow) is 5.3mm thick (across bow), and weighs 3.84 grams.
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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