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Description: | A copper alloy Roman brooch, a Trumpet derivative type dating from 1st - 2nd Century AD. The loop above the wings has been broken off. An existing portion of the loop is decorated with a horizontal ridge at its base. The wings are rectangular; the fronts are decorated with vertical ridges, and the reverse is tubular, holding a copper alloy axis bar. On the reverse, there is a slot for the hinged pin which is missing. The top of the bow is triangular in section. The bow tapers, before reaching the mid point of the bow where it expands to form a circular disc with a raised border. An inner border contains an illegible design that was probably originally enamelled. There are broken bifid projections on each side. The lower portion of the bow is sub-triangular with horizontal ribbing on the upper portion. There is a recessed triangular cell which would have once held enamel. The pin and part of the catchplate are missing. The brooch has a speckled light green patina. Compare number 986 on page 330 of Hattatt's Visual Catalogue.Length: 42.22mm; Width: 18.66mm; Thickness: 14.41mm; Weight: 11.01g.
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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