Object Description
A finely modelled Romano-British silver brooch of the trumpet type, featuring granular decorations. The head, altered from the iconic discoid, trumpet-like form, is composed of a large semi-circular, fan-shaped head plate. It then tapers into a flattened, ovate leg leading to a knob finial. The head and the leg are separated by two smaller semi-circular plates across the centre of the body. All the plates are embellished with a knurled border and a row of granules along the curved edges. A vertical row of granules decorates the middle of the leg, which is framed by a raised border. A coil spring, held by a central lug, has been attached to the underside of the head plate. The pin, unfortunately now missing, would have extended from the spring and secured by the well-preserved rectangular catch plate.
Date: Circa 2nd-3rd century AD