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BOW BROOCH

Unique ID: SF-9E0D78

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Copper alloy brooch fragment. Foot only with damaged catchplate. Flat fantail shape with three central grooves and small transverse lines along the longitudinal edges. This style of foot is found on crescent type Aesicas, but this example is most similar to Hattatt's Wing-and-Fanbow type e.g. no. 299 (1989 312, fig 171). Surviving length 21.63mm and width 14.48mm.

Class: wing and fanbow

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 70

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21.63 mm
Width: 14.48 mm
Weight: 2.6 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st September 2004

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Rendham

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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

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