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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy trumpet brooch of Roman date. The reverse of the head is flat with two integral lugs which house an axis bar around which the loop of the pin is hinged. The pin proper no longer remains. The head itself is ovate in plan with a circular sectioned upper bow extending centrally to terminate in a worn break.The metal has a light greyish-green patina and is worn. The brooch is 27.3mm long, 19.3mm wide, 5.5mm thick and weighs 6.4g.Similar examples are illustrated in Hattatt, p.326, fig.185 and are dated to circa 75 - 175 AD.
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