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Roman copper alloy Trumpet brooch
This brooch is a typical example of the Chester type with the trumpet formed by the junction of the head of the bow, almost triangular in cross-section, with lobed mouldings to either side. The spring is supported by a heavy cast lug at the rear of the head, which accommodates the axial bar and was notched beneath to hold the internal chord; there is no head-stop. The waist decoration is half-round only and plain save for the prominent lobed button. There is a moulded foot. The pin is missing.
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Site Name: Usk Detention Centre, Usk
Notes: from post-Fortress pit with residual pre-Flavian material
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