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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman Trumpet brooch. The flared sub-oval head is typical of trumpet brooches, the name describing the shape of the head; it is plain and has been abraded to one side. Below the head is an integrally cast chain loop, fractured at the centre. The spring, chord and pin are all missing. The upper bow travels up at a steep angle to a moulded high point. It is sub-circular in cross-section.The brooch has a central acanthus moulding consisting of a central transverse ridge flanked above and below by five moulded pellets. Beyond this 'button' is a transverse groove, beyond which a possible incised line. The leg below is faceted with a flat lower surface giving it a triangular cross-section. It tapers to a point at the foot. On the lower surface the catch-plate extends the length of the leg (26.1mm). It has been highly abraded.As well as the losses at the head the head has been bent slightly to one side. The brooch now has a dark-grey/green colour, with light-green corrosion product in the majority. For Trumpet brooches see Hattatt (2000, 326; fig. 185).
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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