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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy trumpet brooch dating to the Roman period. The trumpet head is oval in shape with the pin casing still in place and some of the pin projecting from each side. The trumpet tapers to form the bow of the brooch with has two collars in the middle section. Between the two collars is a form of decoration with three projects at 90 degree angles from each other. After the second collar the bow then curves back inwards and the end points back towards the trumpet head. The catch plate is missing. A similar example can be seen in Hattatt (2000: 328) numbers 437, 436 and 438.
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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