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Description: | Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch, 50mm long, 18mm wide and 8mm thick. The brooch is in fair condition and weighs 14.89grams. The object is complete expect for its pin and catch plate. It has an oval shaped hollow head which holds a pin lug. Its bow is circular in section and is decorated with three raised bands at its shoulder. The lower part of the bow is decorated with two rectangular panels with a zig-zag raised motif in each. The reverse of this section holds the scar from a long catch-plate. brooch terminates in a rounded foot, whose base is missing.Trumpet Brooches are dated between AD 75 and AD 175.
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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