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Description: | A fragment from the terminal, foot and catch plate of a cast copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating from AD 75 - 175. The head is missing that would have contained the spring and lugs. The remains of the brooch comprises the lower portion of the bow that narrows to a rounded circular knop foot. The remains of a trapezoidal shaped catch plate are on the reverse. The moulded broken upper edge would have formed the bow. The decoration on the broken edge consists of a single swollen moulded rib with a further smaller moulded rib above and below it. The pin is missing. The reverse side is undecorated.The brooch is of a light-dark green colour with an abraded patina which covers all surfaces. A number of similar brooches of this type can be seen in Richard Hattatt's (2000) Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches; pages 326-328. All the brooches in this section are dated to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. Parallels can also be found on the database discovered in The Malvern Hills, Worcestershire (WAW-F5FD36) and Wychavon, Worcestershire (WAW-662B41). The brooch fragment measures mm in 33.9 length, 7.7mm width (across the circular foot of the brooch), 6.7mm thick (across the central moulding on the foot), and weighs 4.85 grams.Hattatt, R. (2000) A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches. Oxford, Oxbow Books.
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