Brooch

Unique ID: NMGW-DF2A51

Object type certainty: Certain

Fragment of a cast copper alloy Roman bow brooch of Trumpet Type, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. The brooch is represented by the head and upper bow only. The brooch employed a spring mechanism, secured by a single pierced lug. The head is oval (14.3x10.3mm) and carries the remnants of cast decoration, consisting of grooved scrolls. Beneath the head, the surface is lost. The upper bow has an oval section, and a rounded thickening of the bow is likely to be the remnants of an acanthus button.

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 50
Date to: Circa AD 175

Dimensions and weight

Length: 33 mm
Width: 10.3 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight: 7.7 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: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Wales
County: Vale Of Glamorgan
District: Vale Of Glamorgan
Parish: St Donats

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st February 2004

Personal details

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Identified by: Mr Mark Lodwick - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: NMGWPA 2004.39.1

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    Created: Tuesday 9th March 2004
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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