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Description: | A slightly corroded and damaged cast copper-alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating to the second century AD (AD 75 - 175). The majority of the brooch survives, with the exception of the pin. The flared trumpet head is sub-circular, the upper surface is decorated with a slightly curved horizontal recess. The remnants of a loop project from the upper surface of the head. The reverse of the head has a broadly oval recess which contains the remnants of the copper-alloy spring, the spring is incomplete and the pin is missing. The brooch tapers towards the button, above the button the brooch has a central moulding flanked by prominent transverse grooves and ridges, these latter formed of two conjoined semicircles. The 'button' is decorated within curvilinear mouldings at the top and base, two conjoined semicircles with the rounded sides in the field. The leg below is triangular in cross section and has a raised central ridge. It terminates in a prominent circular foot with a flat base, the bottom of the base is decorated with two raised circumferential bands. On the lower surface the catch-plate survives very.The brooch is 48.4mm in length, 13.25mm in width, 21.75mm thick at the head and weighs 20.58 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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