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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Trumpet style brooch, of the Roman period, circa AD 75 - AD 175. Approximately 95% of the brooch is present, with the pin and spring missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The rest of the brooch is intact.The head of the brooch is oval in plan, and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head is concave. The head loop and plate are present as a sub triangular protrusion with a circular perforation. The bow of the brooch is D shaped in cross section. The head of the brooch is decorated with a semi circular depressed section followed by a raised ridge below which are two semi circular raised knops either side of a central triangular shaped rib with incised grooves at the edges, below this are three more semi circular raised knops. A third of the way down the length of the bow, are three semi-circular collar mouldings, the central one being larger than the other two. Beneath the moulding, the lower part of the bow extends and tapers slightly. A symmetrical curvilinear design with a straight central rib with incised grooves at the edges, on either side of this on the side edges of the brooch is a vertical wavy line, is present as a raised design down the length of the bow, below the collar mouldings. Below this design is another semi circular collar with a horizontal groove through the centre which is followed by a foot knop, that is decorated with semi circular raised ridges and culminates in a semi circular protrusion that is smaller than the knop. The reverse is decorated a third of the way up with the raised collars seen on the front, the catchplate starts beneath the moulding on the back of the brooch and is triangular in shape with an incomplete folded edge which would have held the pin in place. The brooch is in remarkable condition.The brooch measures 52.6 mm in length and is 17.7 mm wide. It has a thickness of 8.6 mm and weighs 17.6 g. The brooch is a dark green in colour with an even patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail. Brooch is in exceptional condition. Other examples of this type of brooch have been recorded on the database including WMID-31F3E4, WMID-21E722 and WMID-A3750D.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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