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Description: | A cast copper alloy derivative trumpet or Wirral brooch dating to the 2nd century AD. The object is a sprung example. The head is stepped as is typical of the Wirral type and is incomplete. The stepped head is decorated with V-shaped moulding.The upper bow is decorated with eight triangular cells, four on each side, which are in-filled with blue enamel. Below the cells is a raised rounded knop, the centre of which has been decorated with an incised cross. Below the knop the bow is decorated with 12 cells of blue enamel, 6 on each side. The bow tapers towards the foot which is rounded and incomplete due to modern damage.The foot of the brooch is rounded with vertical grooves. Above the foot is a circular moulded collar decorated with linear grooves.On the rear of the object the catchplate is almost complete but has been damaged recently possibly due to the plough. The top of the spring remains in its housing at the rear of the head of the object however the pin is missing. The brooch has a mid green patina and is in fair condition.Similar examples can be found in Hattatt, (2000), p331. This brooch has typical features of the Wirral type such as the stepped head, enamelled cells and rounded knop. It is also a similar form in profile. The Wirral brooch is thought to have been derived from the trumpet brooch and dates from the 2nd century AD. A similar example which has been recorded on the database is Oakden, V (2012) LVPL-70F244 A ROMAN BROOCH Webpage available at: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/520819.
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