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BROOCH
Unique ID: LVPL-46BC3F
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper alloy trumpet brooch dating to the Roman period. The brooch has atypical oval or 'trumpet' shaped head. The bow tapers in width down the bow where it terminates with an ancient break above the foot. In the centre of the bow is an oval waist moulding consisting of a raised central ridge, bordered by a ridge on each side and another ridge both above and below. The remains of linear grooves can be seen on the lower ridge however the others are worn.
At the rear of the head is a central pierced lug to which the spring would have been secured. The lug is surrounded by iron corrosion. The pin is missing. Only the very top of the catch plate remains above the terminal break. The brooch has a mid-green patina and is in poor condition.
Dimensions: 30mm in length, 11mm in width, 7.4g
Trumpet brooches are typically dated from AD75-175. A more complete example of a trumpet brooch recorded on the PAS database is LVPL-31143E.
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: 30 mm
Width: 11 mm
Weight: 7.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st January 2018 - Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
District: Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Peckforton
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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