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Description: | An incomplete copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating to the period c. AD 75 - 175. Most of the pin, and all of the lower bow, the foot and the catchplate are missing. The brooch measures 22.29mm in length, 13.77mm maximum width, 4.90mm minimum width, 2.11mm thick and weighs 2.49g. It is convex in cross-section with a central spine.Below the plate, the head has cylindrical wings which house the corroded remains of the iron axis bar for the hinged pin mechanism. . The wings are divided by a central pin slot. An incomplete ring projects from the top of the head. The bow arches back from the head and 17.17mm below the line of the wings, there is a transverse ridge. Immediately below that is a knop 4.19mm in depth exhibiting fine longitudinal ridges. The bow is broken immediately below this.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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