BROOCH

A fragment of copper-alloy Roman trumpet brooch dating to the period AD 75-175.

The wings, lower bow, catchplate and pin are missing. The head of the brooch has the typical loop attachment at the top, which sits on small flat rectangle, decorated with two horizontal lines. Below this, the head conforms to the typical "shovel" like shape. This has a fine raised semi-circle bent line, bordering this section from a rectangular back plate. The bow arches at almost 90 degrees, and is decorated with a vertical design of three grooves. The central groove is decorated at the top with a series of very small diagonal lines. Either side of this central design are two rounded ridges (one on each side of the design), which lay vertical and can be clearly seen on a side view. This decoration ends with two raised ridges, then a dipped in space. Below this is a series of three small horizontal "collars". Above this "collared design" are two very small triangular indentations, one on either side. Here is where the breaking point is.

The fragment is 33.88mm in height, 12.30 in maximum width and 6.31g in weight.

Please see similar in Hattatt (2007) "A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattat's Ancient Brooches" page 328, fig 187, No. 438b. There is also a similar trumpet derivative type brooch in the same literature, but on page 330, fig 189, No. 964.