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Roman copper alloy Trumpet brooch
Trumpet brooch, Collingwood Type R(ii) with stylised acanthus leaves about a central knob on the bow; the mouldings run around the whole circuit of the bow. On either side of the central moulding are lesser knobs with vertical hatching, echoed by an identical knob as the foot. Most of the head-loop is lost, as is the lower part of the pin. There are c. six turns surviving to the spring.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
98.6H/3.18
Find Information
Site Name: Leucarum Roman Fort, Loughor
Grid Reference: SS 5634 9798
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1982 - 1988
Notes: rampart tail or collapse Period VII (Phase 9) - c.115/120 - c.260 Site 57 - 1 & 3 Dock Street
Measurements
length / mm:68
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