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BROOCH

Unique ID: YORYM-9272D2

Object type certainty: Certain
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Cast copper alloy dolphin brooch from the mid 1st/2nd century. The object has tubular arms. There is a notch located behind the bow for the pin (now missing). The bow is D-shaped in section down to the foot where very little remains of the catchplate with the exception of a very small ridge. The brooch is largely undecorated except for a groove encircling the end of each arm.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 125

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 31.5 mm
Width: 31.2 mm
Thickness: 9.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 2nd December 2006

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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: Lincolnshire (County)

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Audit data

Recording Institution: YORYM
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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