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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy trumpet-headed brooch, dating from the Roman period.The head of the brooch has been lost in antiquity, with only a short length of the neck remaining. This neck projects upwards from the enamelled semicircle that represents the upper bow. The dark blue enamel inset in this cell survives largely intact, interrupted only by an internal curve of three raised pellets. A vertical lug projects downwards from each corner of the upper bow. The much narrower lower bow is of trapezoidal section and narrows towards a damaged foot-ring. A damaged catchplate extends along the underside of the lower bow, terminating a short distance from the semicircle. Traces of a white metal coating survive on the surfaces of the brooch.Length: 26.7mm; width: 15.5mm; thickness/depth: 5.6mm. Weight: 1.86g.Parallels for this brooch are illustrated by Richard Hattatt, who dates the type to the 2nd century AD (2000: Fig. 188, nos. 456, 457, 458, 972, 973, 1534).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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