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BROOCH
Unique ID: PUBLIC-8C1B40
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast, copper-alloy fragment of a Roman Trumpet brooch, 1st-2nd Century AD. Only the trumpet shaped head remains. The head has a hinge mechanism for the pin, with a small piece of pin still attached. The trumpet head has moulded decoration which extends down to where the bow would have been. It has an even green patina. The brooch measures 14.01mm wide and 18.03mm long.
Notes:
This brooch has been discussed and its metallurgy tested in: Metrache, Luiza-Georgiana (2011) MA Dissertation, 'Analysis of an Assemblage of Romano-British fibula from Sussex', University College London, Institute of Archaeology.
A copy of this dissertation is held by the Finds Liaison Officer for Sussex.
Class: Bow
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: In a private collection, recorded for academic use
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 18.03 mm
Width: 14.01 mm
Thickness: 4.98 mm
Weight: 5.2 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Horsham (District)
To be known as: Alfoldean
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 1982 | Ancient and Romano-British brooches | Sherborne | Dorset Publishing |
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