Record ID: SOM-65C355
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Alcester type trumpet derivative brooch of Roman date. The slightly distorted brooch measures 48.7mm by 19.1mm by 16.6mm and weighs 19.4g. It has a large trumpet-shaped head with a loop at the apex and a recess on the back for the seven-coiled spring. The pin is missing. A domed moulding projects from the middle of the bow and overhangs the rest of the bow, which is flat and narrow. This section expands slightly towards its end and terminates with a rounded knop which has a smaller knop projecting from it. Little of the catchplate survives. It has been suggested tha…
Created on: Tuesday 11th March 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 9th November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haversham Cum Little Linford', grid reference and parish protected.