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Description: | A fragment of a cast copper alloy object, probably a Roman brooch of the Trumpet type, c. 1st-2nd century AD. The fragment consists of a small sub-rectangular section at the top, followed by a semi-circular middle segment and a portion of the triangular-sectioned bottom half of the brooch; both the head and the foot of the brooch are missing, including the spring, pin and catchplate. The small section at the top is decorated with vertically incised lines; the central semi-circular 'bead' or collar is flanked on the top and bottom by two projecting horizontal ridges each, which then terminate in the triangular-sectioned and tapering lower part of the brooch body. Unusually, the reverse surface of the central protruding semi-circular element is hollow; in most examples this central feature was either spherical in form or flat on the underside. No further traces of decoration are visible. The brooch body itself has a gently curving profile. It measures 23.3 mm long, 8.83 mm wide, 4.28 mm thick and weighs 2.94 grams.
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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