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Description: | A fragment of a cast, copper alloy, Roman trumpet brooch, dating from 75-175AD. It consists of the trumpet and a short section of the bow. There is a knurled collar between two narrow, raised ridges where the remainder of the bow has broken away; the remainder of the fragment is undecorated except for a single narrow groove around the rim of the trumpet. The trumpet itself is a broad, narrow oval and has the remains of a suspension loop projecting from the centre of the upper edge. The outer face of the trumpet carries an integral tube, split in the centre for the pin, within which are the remains of a copper alloy pin bar. At one end the pin bar protrudes from its mount and is curled back across the face of the trumpet. The matching protrusion at the other end is missing. A small section of the sheet copper alloy pin remains in place. The fragment has a patchy, dark green patina. It is 27.8mm long, 22.3mm wide and 8.4mm thick. It weighs 8.18gm. A similar brooch is illustrated in Hattat, Visual Catalogue, figure 185, number 83.
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