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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Trumpet style brooch, of Roman (75 to 175 AD) dating.Approximately 75% of the brooch is present, with only the pin missing. The rest of the brooch is intact. The finder has added a piece of copper wire to imitate the original pin. The head of the brooch is oval in plan, and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head is flat, with a centrally located integrally cast rectangular lug. The rectangular lug extends above the head, as a pointed knop. The bow of the brooch is D shaped in cross section. The head of the brooch tapers into the body. Halfway down the length of the bow, is an elaborate arcanthus type moulding, with vertical ribs. Beneath the moulding, the lower part of the bow extends and tapers slightly. The front of the bow is faceted into two sides with a central ridge. The bow terminates in a foot knop, with a sub circular collar above it. A circular perforation is present in the foot, possibly as a casting flaw, as it extends into the base of the catch plate, but does not seem to serve a specific function. Curvilinear decoration is present on the head and and bow of the brooch.The catch plate starts beneath the moulding on the back of the brooch and is sub triangular in shape. It is incomplete, with the folded external edge present.The brooch is a mid green colour, with an even surface patina. The brooch measures 65.01 mm in length, 16.63 mm wide and 29.02 mm thick. It weighs 29.7 grams.Trumpet style brooches typically date from 75 to 175 AD. Hattatt (2000, p326, fig 185) published several similar examples, in particular #1529 from Castleford, West Yorkshire and #948 from Wall, Staffordshire.Reference:Hattatt, R. 2000. A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. Oxbow Books. Oxford.
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