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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Trumpet brooch of Roman date. The head, bow, acanthus moulding, pin and pin mechanism all survive, but the foot and catchplate no longer remain. From the reverse of the head a circular lug holds an axis bar which forms a headloop around which is a rectangular collar. The spring mechanism of an internal chord with six turns of the spring is also present around the axis bar and the pin remains intact.The head of the brooch is trumpet shaped and decorated only by an incised border. From the head the upper bow extends and tapers terminating at a collar below which is a fairly crude acanthus decoration followed by a second collar. Extending down from the lower collar is the triangular sectioned lower bow though this terminates in a worn break just below the collar.The metal is a light brownish-green colour and is slightly worn. The brooch is 49.1mm long, 20.2mm wide, 7.9mm thick and weighs 13.3g.Brooches of this type date to circa 75 - 175 AD and similar examples can be seen in Hattatt, p.328, fig.187.
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