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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating to the period c. AD 50 - 150. The brooch measures 59.31mm in length, 17.84mm maximum width, 3.85mm minimum width, is 9.18mm thick and weighs 7.22g.The head is semi-circular in shape and features an incomplete headloop with a circular aperture projecting from the top. The curved edged of the head exhibits a border of diagonal grooves.The reverese of the head is slightly concave. The cylindrical wings extend from the reverse of the head and have a slot for the hinged pin mechanism in the centre. The copper alloy pin par is visible within the cylindrical wings. The pin is missing. The bow extends back from the head and exhibits a devolved acanthus knop below which it tapers to the knobbed foot whcih consists of two parallel horizontal ridges. The catchplate extends from the underside of the acanthus knop to the foot and terminates in an old break. The brooch has a dark green patina whcih is chipped in numerous places.Cf. Hattatt, R, 2007, p. 326, nos. 959 & 1436.
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