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Description: | A incomplete copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating to the period c. AD 50 - 150. The head is semi-circular in shape and features a headloop with a circular aperture projecting from the top. The cylindrical wings extend from the reverse of the head and have a slot in the centre for the hinged pin. The copper alloy axis bar is visible within the wings, the pin is missing. The bow extends back from the head and exhibits a devolved acanthus knop, the central ridge of which is incised with a pattern of diagonal grooves below which it tapers to the knobbed foot. The catchplate extends from the underside of the acanthus knop to the foot. It has been recently damaged along the lower edge. The brooch has a dark brown patina with green areas marking more recent damage.The brooch measures 50.48mm in length, 19.09mm in width, is 19.15mm thick and weighs 7.90g.Cf. Hattatt, R, 2007, p. 330, no. 963.
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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