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Description: | TREASURE CASE 2013 T161:Incomplete silver gilt Roman Trumpet brooch. Only the head, neck and central part of the bow survive. The head, which is slightly twisted and damaged along the margins, is the classic trumpet shape with a hollowed reverse. The remains of an arched, horizontally-aligned square-sectioned lug for attaching the, now missing, pin fitting are present on the reverse of the head. The front of the head carries a curvilinear design reminiscent of late Iron Age, La Tene style motifs with raised elongated S-shaped scrolls with pellet terminals. At the base of the head the neck of the brooch has a collar of three raised transverse ridges and below this the centre of the bow has the classic stylised acanthus leaf decoration typical of this type of brooch. Below this there is another collar of three raised transverse bands. The acanthus leaf decoration consists two sets of four leaves arranged in a cross around the shaft of the bow, one set tapered upwards and one set tapered downwards with a plain sub-oval disc between the two forming the widest part of the brooch shaft. Below the second collar the brooch is broken, a trace of further curvilinear decoration continuing down the bow can be seen at the point of the break.The brooch has notable traces of gilding present within the recessed parts of the design.Trumpet brooches are typically dated AD. c.75-175.Dimensions: Length: 38.5 mm; Width: 13.8 mm; Weight: 17 g
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