WAW-F8DEE7: Single view of a type of trumpet brooch.

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BROOCH

Unique ID: WAW-F8DEE7

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

The brooch is a fragment of a trumpet headed brooch, which dates to the 2nd century. It is made from cast copper alloy and decorated with enamel. Hattatt illustrates a similar example, No. 974

The lower portion of the brooch remains, therefore the pin, spring or hinge and bow head are missing. The break between the bow head and remaining fragment is not a recent break. In plan the lower portion of the brooch is a heart-shape, possibly representing a fly. The lower terminal of the brooch is moulded and is semi-circular in section. The body of the brooch is divided into three sub-oval cells. The two lower and larger cells are filled with blue enamel, the upper more central cell is filled with red enamel.

The reverse has a vertical abraded ridge, which was originally the catch plate.

The patina is a mid green colour. The brooches weighs 1.19g and measures 20.8mm long and 14.6mm wide.

Class: Trumpet Headed

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20.8 mm
Width: 14.6 mm
Weight: 1.19 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Warwickshire (County)
District: Stratford-on-Avon (District)
Parish or ward: Alcester (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP0858
Four figure Latitude: 52.22015323
Four figure longitude: -1.88431459
1:25K map: SP0858
1:10K map: SP05NE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Hattatt, R.	1987	Brooches of Antiquity: a third selection of brooches from the author's collection	Oxford	Oxbow Books		No. 974

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Recording Institution: WAW
Created: 19 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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