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BROOCH
Unique ID: LANCUM-5F9EDD
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy trumpet brooch dating from the early Roman period, that is c. AD75-175.The brooch is in good condition with a complete body, head and foot, but spring and pin missing. The trumpet brooch is composed of a strong, sturdy body with moulded decoration on the bow. The head is trumpet-shaped and doubles as the spring housing. The axis bar around which the spring would have been curled would have been held in place by the loop underneath the trumpet end. The latter end of the brooch's bow has a circular cross section and tapers slightly towards the foot which terminates in a moulded knop. the bow itself is decorated with a moulded reel flanked by two acanthus leaves, a decor which is very typical for trumpet brooches.
Class: Trumpet
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 75
Date to: Circa AD 175
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 55 mm
Height: 25 mm
Width: 18 mm
Weight: 12.53 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th November 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Allerdale (District)
To be known as: Maryport
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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