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Description: | Roman copper alloy trumpet headed brooch, 24mm long, 16mm wide and 12mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 5.84grams. The object is in fair condition but is in complete. It consists of a 'trumpet' shaped head which has an oval form, containing a short spring and with the remains of a suspension loop protruding from its upper surface. The bow, which has a circular section, emerges from the front, lower section of the head and has the remains of a suspension loop on its upper surface. Below this the brooch becomes flat and contains a circular motif containing a circle of red enamel enclosing a blue enamel semi-sphere. The brooch has broken just below this decoration, but the top of a damaged catch plate can just be seen.The brooch is similar to examples 451, 453 fig. 188 in Hattatt. R, A visual catalogue.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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