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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy trumpet brooch of Roman Date (AD 75-175). The head, upper bow and acanthus moulding all survive but the foot, catch plate and pin are missing. From the reverse of the head. From the reverse of the head, tubular lugs through which the pin was hinged remain intact and the remains of the axis bar.The head is wide, flared and sub-oval and a subtle ridge runs down the length of the bow. A pair of collars formed of incised transverse ridges flanks the bulb like acanthus decoration below which the bow terminates due to an old break. The metal is dark brown with some green. Length: 31.1mm width: 17.9mm Weight: 7.2gSimilar examples are illustrated in Hattatt, p. 326, fig. 185, no. 1529. and are dated to between the 1st-2nd Century AD.
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