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Description: | Incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch. The brooch is a Trumpet-Headed type brooch with a spring pin fitting. The head is sub-circular in plan and flared in profile with a rearward pieced vertical lug (loop) in the concave reverse of the head. The lug is for the attachment of the, now missing, sprung pin fitting. The flared trumpet head and lower part of the bow are plain in decoration although the midpoint of the bow is swollen and carries moulded decoration, as is typical of this class of brooch. The moulding is often referred to as acanthus leaves or petalling but in this case the moulding is very simple in form and consists of three raised transverse ridges. The central band is larger and of plain decoration with the bands to both the top and bottom of this consisting of a ring of small circular knops/undulations. The foot of the bow is finished with a globular rounded knop. A trace of the triangular catchplate, on the rear of the bow, survives but this has mostly been lost through damage.The brooch, which although worn is in a good state of preservation, has a rich green patina.Brooches of this type, which were a British innovation, are typically dated to the early Roman period from the 1st to 2nd centuries, c.75-175 AD.
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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