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Description: | A copper alloy trumpet brooch from the Roman period, dating to c.1st to 2nd centuries AD. The trumpet brooch has a typical oval head shape and is a sprung example. The head is decorated with two circumferential ridges just below the incomplete head plate which curve to join in the centre. The decoration is worn and difficult to interpret with certainty. The bow arches out from the head and tapers towards the foot. The bow is oval in cross-section. The bow is decorated with a worn oval waist moulding. The brooch tapers down where it terminates with an incomplete break above the foot.At the top of the head is a rearward facing hook which supports the spring. Holding the spring in place the hook or loop is decorated with a series of transverse grooves. The spring consists of six coils wrapped around an internal axis bar. A small fragment of the upper part of the catchplate remains. The brooch has a mid-green patina.Trumpet brooches can be dated from AD75-175.Dimensions: 45mm in length, 20mm in width, 20mm thick, 21.7g
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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