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BROOCH
Unique ID: LVPL-31143E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy and silvered trumpet brooch of Roman date. The brooch has a typical oval or 'trumpet' shaped head. The bow tapers in width towards the small oval foot. In the centre of the bow is an oval waist moulding of outward-bowing diamond shapes. Above and below the waist moulding is a double transverse collar. On the head of the brooch are two elongated oval mouldings with a groove in the centre. The leg of the brooch is decorated with a central vertical groove.
At the rear of the brooch the spring is formed with a central axis bar passing through a pierced lug which then curls for three turns of the coil before terminating with a break. The pin is missing. The catchplate is complete and in good condition. The brooch has been silvered on each face.
Dimensions: 50mm in length, 10mm in width, 7mm thick, 16.65g.
Similar examples can be found in Hattatt, (2000), p328. Trumpet brooches are typically dated from AD75-175. An almost complete example of a trumpet brooch recorded on the PAS database is LVPL-75C1FA.
Class:
Trumpet
Sub class: Mackreth (2011) TR 1.3a2 Plate 82
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: 50 mm
Width: 10 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight: 16.65 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st August 2017 - Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hordley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SJ4025
Four figure Latitude: 52.81918092
Four figure longitude: -2.89175958
1:25K map: SJ4025
1:10K map: SJ42NW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hattatt, R. | 2000 | A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches | Oxford | Oxbow Books |
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