Record ID: LON-474A15 - IRON AGE brooch

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Brooch

Unique ID: LON-474A15

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of An Iron Age- Roman copper alloy incomplete Nauheim derivative brooch (50-100AD).

An Iron Age- Roman copper alloy incomplete Nauheim derivative brooch (50-100AD). This is a one-piece brooch with blilateral spring of four turns and internal chord. The bow is flat with a solid catch-plate. The majority of the spring and pin is missing, only part of the first turn of the spring is remaining. The bow is decorated with a stamped zig zag pattern extending from the top of the bow to the foot. The shape of the brooch is slightly distorted and the copper alloy has a pale green patina. Dimensions: length: 28.78mm; width: 3.43mm; weight: 0.81g.

Class: Nauheim derivative

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

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 50
Date to: AD 100

Dimensions and weight

Length: 28.78 mm
Width: 3.43 mm
Weight: 0.81 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Cast [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Buckinghamshire
District: Wycombe
Parish: Hambleden

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SU7886
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st April 2009

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [view all attributed records]

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