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Description: | An incomplete Roman copper alloy trumpet-derivative brooch of the Alcester type.The head is hollow, of semi-circular section and flares towards the top. On the underside of the head, one side of the opening is damaged; at the opposite end are the remains of the lug that would have held in place the now-missing spring. The remains of a chain-loop project upwards from the top of the head. An inverted T-shaped moulding in low relief decorates the upper surface of the head; this is surmounted by a band whose curvature mirrors that of the top of the head itself. A number of white-metal-coated pellets decorate this curved band, the base of which is defined by two parallel ridges. Halfway down the left-hand side of the head is an irregular hole which is the result of damage. There is a slight flaring at the base of the headshell; beneath this, a projecting lip overhangs the remnant of the foot, on the underside of which is the top of the catchplate.Length: 28.7mm; width: 21.2mm; depth: 7.7mm. Weight: 4.9g.A close parallel for this unusual form of brooch was found at Richborough, Kent, and is illustrated and discussed by Bayley and Butcher (2004: 169-170/Fig. 143, T162). Although rare, the Alcester type brooch is widely distributed throughout Britain, and a consideration of the evidence from other excavated examples points towards a likely date range of 2nd to early 3rd century AD (ibid. 169). A parallel on the PAS database is SWYOR-14EF37 (Thorpe Audlin, Yorks and Humber), the form of which strongly suggests that the raised decoration on this piece almost certainly represents points at which silver beading and decorative rivets were once attached.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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