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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy trumpet brooch of Roman date (AD 75 - 175). The bow head has no wings and in plan the bow head is a horizontal oval. On the reverse of the bow head there is a single central copper-alloy loop which holds the remnants of the spring and the incomplete pin which has been bent upwards. Only a fragment of the bow remains, it is broadly triangular in cross section and tapers towards the break. The brooch has a well developed mid grey/green coloured patina. The brooch measures 29.55mm length, is 13.3mm wide and 11.85mm thick. It weighs 6.89 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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