File:Copper alloy Roman Trumpet Brooch, with traces of possible tinning c.75-175AD (FindID 872566).jpg

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Copper alloy Roman Trumpet Brooch, with traces of possible tinning c.75-175AD
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National Museum Wales , Susie White, 2017-10-31 15:46:22
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Copper alloy Roman Trumpet Brooch, with traces of possible tinning c.75-175AD
Description
English: Complete copper alloy trumpet brooch from the Roman period, AD75-175. The brooch has an oval shaped head with a single pieced lug, to which is attached the spring and axial bar. The bow arches out from the head and tapers towards the foot knob. There is a rounded moulding at the mid point of the bow which is flat on the back of the bow, and there is a linear ridge below. The catchplate is complete and appears to be decorated on both sides with a narrow zig-zag line running down the edge of the bow.The pin is complete.The brooch has a mid green patina but there are traces of possible tinning or silvering on the bow and around the head.

Length: 48mm; width of head: 10.6mm; width of bow: 7.25mm; thickness of bow: 4mm; weight: 13.8g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Oxfordshire
Date between 75 and 175
Accession number
FindID: 872566
Old ref: WREX-89A974
Filename: WREX89A974.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/635396
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/635396/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/872566
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