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Description: | A copper alloy Roman brooch: The head of the brooch is a sub-square in plan with a vertical perforated integral lug on the reverse, which is otherwise flat. There is no pin or axis bar remaining. The bow protrudes from the outer face of the bow head, and the edge of the bow is flush, on one side, with the right-hand vertical edge of the bow head. The left-hand side of the bow is off-set from the edge of the bow head. Protruding from the upper edge of the bow there is a small integral lug which appears to be not quite perforated. The upper portion of the bow curves down to the approximate mid point where there is a bulbous decoration. The upper portion of the bow is decorated with a fine vertical groove along each lateral edge and this portion of the bow is sub semi-circular in section. There is a second, smaller integral thread of copper alloy which joins the lower edge of the bow head and leads to the reverse of the collar above the bulbous decoration. This second mini-bow is flat on the upper face and curved on the underside and forms a semi-circular perforation between it and the upper portion of the bow in profile. It should be noted here, that the right-hand side of the bow head, upper portion of the bow and the bulbous decoration all have a flat surface allowing the brooch to be laid, on its side, with no voids between the surface and brooch occurring. This side face is undecorated. Therefore the bulbous decoration, is only decorated on the right-hand side with a high-relief annulet and an incomplete high-relief annulet on the outer face. The annulet is incomplete due to the side of the brooch being flat. Above and beneath the bulbous decoration there is a fine collar. The lower portion of the brooch tapers to a small foot which has a fine horizontal collar above. The lower portion of the bow is triangular in section. The reverse of this portion has a solid catchplate.The brooch has a mid green/grey coloured patina with traces of a white metal alloy over the surface. It is in good condition, despite being incomplete. It measures 46.77mm long, 8.56mm wide across the bow head, 28.73mm thick from the bulbous decoration and reverse lug. It weighs 13.1g.The brooch is probably a trumpet-derivative brooch. The knop on the bow, large loop at the rear of the bow and form of the catchplate suggest this (Bayley pers comm). A brooch that has a flattened side is illustrated in Butcher and Bayley (Bayley and Butcher, 2004 Roman Brooches in Britain: A technological and Typological Study Based on the Richborough Collection Society of Antiquaries), Cat. 217 and this is also a trumpet brooch. Brooches with a flattened side are unusual and worthy of further investigation. It probably dates to AD c. 75 to 175.
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