Trumpet brooch

Description

Brooch, also known as a fibula, of silver, it is of a special type called a trumpet brooch, this is due to the shape of the head which protects the spring, it could have been worn as a pair, linked to its partner by a chain, from Ayrshire, Roman, 80 - 180 AD

Museum reference

X.FG 9

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Trumpet brooch, Fibula

Date

80 - 180

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver; harp-shaped

Collection place(s)

Ayrshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

• Scotland's Early Silver (13 Oct 2017 - 25 Feb 2018)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Johns, Catherine. The jewellery of Roman Britain. Celtic and Classical traditions. London: UCL Press Ltd., 1996, pp. 160-5

On display

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