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Description: | Rally ID: 48Roman: A cast copper alloy Trumpet brooch, dating from the mid 1st century to end of the 2nd Centuries AD. It has a D shaped projection on the read of the head with a small fragmentary spring left in. A small spike which has broken is on top of the D-shaped projection. The head tapers into the bow of the brooch. The bow is angular in shape and profile is slightly stubby. The bow tapers to a stunted foot which is turned. The catchplate extends from a point just below the triple moulding. The catchplate is triangular in shape, with the edge rolled over to form a pin rest. The decoration is rolled but 2 curvilinear designs are present on the head, the bow exhibits triple moulding, consisting of 3 ribs running to the foot. The brooch is in a poor condition, being worn and abraded.Length: 51.5mmWidth: 14.7mmThickness: 20.8mmWeight: 13.4 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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