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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy Trumpet brooch of Roman date. The pin mechanism, pin, foot and catchplate no longer remain. The reverse of the head is concave with a wide loop through which the pin mechanism would have been held. From the top of the loop the worn remains of an attachment loop projects. The head itself is trumpet shaped and is elaborately decorated with a central lozenge of yellow enamel flanked by two crescent shapes filled with blue enamel within two trapezoidal borders. The upper bow terminates in a triple collar below which is an elaborate acanthus moulding followed by a second triple collar. From this collar the D-shaped sectioned lower bow extends and terminates in a worn break. The lower bow is decorated by a central ridge flanked by triangular cells. No traces of enamel survive on this section of the brooch. From the reverse of the lower bow the worn remains of the catchplate can be seen. The metal is a mid brownish-green colour and is worn. The brooch is 44.8mm long, 15.8mm wide, 8.3mm thick and weighs 15.2g.A similar example is illustrated in Hattatt, p.327, fig.186, no.1528 and is dated to circa 75 - 175 AD.
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