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Description: | A cast copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch, dating from AD 75 - 175. The bow of the brooch is oval in section and the shoulder is decorated with an acanthus button moulding which continues right round the bow. The details are worn and obscured by corrosion and adhering soil. The lower bow is broken and the foot is missing. The break is crisp and not worn. The head of the brooch has a fairly rectangular trumpet head which extends into a tubular housing for the copper alloy axis bar with a slot in the centre for the hinged pin. Only the upper half of the copper alloy pin survives. There doe snot appear to be any decoration on the head of the brooch, though it may be obscured. The brooch has a green patina. It is 41.8mm long, 18.9mm wide and 19.7mm thick. 21.86g. Compare SWYOR-2C57A7 and SWYOR-716661.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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