Cite record | Embed record | Print | | Report
BROOCH
Unique ID: SWYOR-5313D6
Object type certainty: Certain
A copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175 AD. The trumpet head is decorated with enamel. A vertical line divides the head in half and there is a arch shaped cell of blue enamel on each side. There is a pair of yellow triangles above and a pair below. The remaining area have faded red enamel. There is a triple collar either side of the acanthus button which only decorates the front of the bow. The lower bow is faceted, triangular in section with a row of triangular opposed cells of red enamel on each side. The foot is moulded as a lion's paw or maybe a half acanthus, with four toes. The underneath of the foot has a ring cell round a central raised dot, but the enamel does not survive. The catchplate reaches from the acanthus button to the foot and is compete except for the turnover. An integral loop on the back of the head holds the spring of six turns, but the pin is broken. A wire head loop extends into the inside of the spring, forming the axis bar. A band of copper alloy is wrapped round the head loop to for the constriction. The band is decorated with two longitudinal lines and has a gap at the back. A very similar brooch is number 1528 on page 327 of Hattatt which has the same pattern of enamelling. The brooch has a bright green even patina.
Class: trumpet
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Length: 58.73 mm
Width: 19.11 mm
Thickness: 30.15 mm
Weight: 25.94 g
Quantity: 1
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Spatial data
Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Yorkshire
District: Harrogate
Parish: Plompton
Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SE3654
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
Method of discovery: Metal detector
[scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Personal details
Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Ms Amy Downes
- [
view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Amy Downes - [view all attributed records]
Other reference numbers
Other reference: PAS form number 1683
References cited
No references cited so far.
QR barcode
If you have a mobile phone equipped with QR recognition software, you can go directly to the webpage that this record resides at. Every record has an individual one of these.
Spotted a mistake? Tell us. | Be the first to comment
Comment on this artefact's record
Data entered via this form is checked against the akismet service to recognise spam.
Audit data
Created:
Friday 10th February 2012
Updated: Friday 10th February 2012
Social Bookmarking: 
