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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy Roman brooch of Trumpet derivative type, dating to between the first to second centuries AD. The remains of the brooch consist of a fragment of the circular head loop, followed by a trumpt-shaped head with a lightly arched tapering neck. In the centre of the brooch, a semi-circular discoidal collar protrudes from its body, followed by trapezoidal brooch foot, with a small knop protruding from the centre of the foot base. The reverse of the trumpet-shaped head holds two semi-circular lugs,which in turn hold a thin iron axial pin, holding the remains of the copper-alloy spring. Only two of approximately six original spring coils remain and the pin is also missing. The corrosion from the iron axial pin obscures some of the detail of the hollow trumpet-shaped head. Most of the vertical catchplate and the outer perimeter of the brooch foot are missing due to old breaks.Although the surface of the brooch is abraded and corroded, making identification of further detail difficult, it is possible to identify areas decorated with incised decoration and inlaid blue enamel. On the trumpet-shaped head, the upper perimeter of the head is delineated by a deep incised line, following its shape, with a similar line approximately 4.25 mm below the first. Within the thick border created by this line, at least five small circular recessed cells are visible, all filled with blue enamel. The remaining area of the upper brooch body is further decorated by two incised lines spaced slightly apart and parallel to one-another running vertically down the centre of the body; these lines devide the brooch body into two even segments which seem to also have been decorated with a single enamelled blue circle each. It is possible that the parallel lines created a band running vertically that was also inlaid, however, this is unclear. Likewise, the semi-circular discoidal collar at the centre of the brooch retains three similar circles of blue enamel. Finally, it is possible that a further two blue enamel circles were positioned down the vertical centre of the brooch foot. However, the condition of the foot is significantly poorer than that of the upper brooch, making identification difficult. The brooch has areas of light grey encrustation mottling the overal dark green patina of the metal.The brooch measures 33.1 mm long, 13.64 mm wide (at head), 10.1 mm wide (at centre), 9 mm wide (at foot), 7.9 mm thick (at spring), 7.4 mm thick (at centre), 2.8 mm thick (at foot); it weighs 3.8 grams.Cf. Hattatt 2007, p. 331, no. 976.
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