Record ID: SF4102 - IRON AGE bow brooch

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BOW BROOCH

Unique ID: SF4102

Object type certainty: Certain

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Copper alloy brooch fragment, Rosette/Thistle type. Upper bow and damaged spring cover only, corroded. Reeded bow with rounded head. Large. Surviving width 35mm, length 18mm. Probably from an elaborate Thistle brooch as King Harry Lane type F a or b.

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Class: Thistle / Rosette

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 15
Date to: AD 60

Dimensions and weight

Length: 18 mm
Width: 35 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East
County: Suffolk
District: Waveney
To be known as: SUFFOLK ST MARY SOUTH ELMHAM OTHERWISE HOMERSFIELD

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Character undetermined [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st October 2000

Personal details

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Recorded by: Judith Plouviez - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Judith Plouviez - [view all attributed records]

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