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BROOCH

Unique ID: LEIC-0574F4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch, 49mm long and 11mm wide. The brooch is in a fair condition with a green patina and weighs 9.57 grams. The brooch is missing most of its spring, thouogh one coil on each side is present. The body has an arrow shaped decoration on its upper quarter and has a rounded protrusion forming its neck. The brooch is rather plain and has an intact catchplate, 21mm long and 10mm wide at the catch.

Class: trumpet

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 100
Date to: AD 300

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 49 mm
Width: 11 mm
Weight: 9.57 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th September 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Leicestershire (County)
District: Charnwood (District)
Parish or ward: Cossington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK6113
Four figure Latitude: 52.711234
Four figure longitude: -1.098517
1:25K map: SK6113
1:10K map: SK61SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

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Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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