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Description: | An incomplete fragment from the head of a copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175AD. The bow and foot of the brooch are lost. The upper bow tapers from a flared head to a worn and abraded stump suggesting damage in the plough-zone. The head of the brooch is near-complete but eroded; it is oval in plan, and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head is flat and has two projecting bars positioned at either side of the head; one of these is lost whilst the other is pierced and the remains of an iron axis bar or hinge are present. The upper part of the head of the brooch is also eroded and it is impossible to say whether it had a spike, loop or head-plate. The head of the brooch is decorated with a cast designs; this is cast and comprises a series of curvi-linear C shaped scrolls terminating in cast pellets. At the junction with the bow is a transverse moulded bar. Traces of a white metal (possibly tin or more likely silver) applied surface are present; this has been heavily worn and is fragmentary in survival. The brooch is of a mid green colour with an abraded patina which covers all surfaces. It has been affected by movement in the ploughsoil. A number of similar brooches of this type can be seen in Richard Hattatt's Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches; page 326-328. All the brooches in this section are dated to the later 1st and 2nd century AD.The brooch fragment measures 19.6mm in length, 16.0mm width (across head), 10.0mm width (across bow) is 5.2mm thick (across bow), and weighs 8.19 grams. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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