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Description: | Copper alloy, probably with enamelBrooch. Cast Trumpet Brooch of Mackreth Type 1.2c. A trumpet head retains one curl of its spring beside a pierced lug; below the head a rounded section bow turns abruptly at 90 degrees above a triple banded collar bordering a possibly patterned or petalled mid bow moulding, with a corresponding collar below. The bow continues as a straight member with curvilinear traces of blue enamelled decoration, ending with a collar above a strongly defined pedestal foot; the back of the lower bow is flattened, if not slightly hollowed, in the area of the stub of a catch-plate. Suggested date: Early Roman, 100-200.Length: 51.6mm, Width: 21.0mm, Thickness (upper bow): 7.2mm, Weight: 24.14gms.
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