NMS-46FA70: Romano-British Dolphin brooch

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BROOCH

Unique ID: NMS-46FA70

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Incomplete Romano-British hinged Dolphin brooch, pin and foot missing. Copper alloy axis bar. Very abraded decoration, ribbed, knurled and grooved decoration on the wings, and median knurled rib between grooves on the D-section bow. Wingspan 30mm. Length >25mm. c.55 – c.80 AD.

Class: Dolphin

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: AD 55
Date to: AD 80

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 25 mm
Width: 30 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st July 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
To be known as: Brisley

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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