Record ID: LON-5DF0D1 - IRON AGE brooch

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Brooch

Unique ID: LON-5DF0D1

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of An Iron Age copper alloy incomplete La Tene I brooch dating 400-300BC.

An Iron Age copper alloy incomplete La Tene I brooch dating 400-300BC. The bow and foot of the brooch remain, the spring and pin are missing. The bow is slightly flattened and oval; it is decorated with incised concentric pointed ovals. The foot bends round and touches the bow and is decoratively cast with a thistle-shaped foot-knob. The copper alloy has a dark green patina with patches of lighter green corrosion.

Dimensions: length: 29.94mm; width: 7.87mm; thickness: 12.14mm; weight: 2.24g.

Class: La Tene I

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: IRON AGE [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa 400 BC
Date to: Circa 300 BC

Dimensions and weight

Length: 29.94 mm
Width: 7.87 mm
Thickness: 12.14 mm
Weight: 2.24 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: East
County: Essex
District: Epping Forest
Parish: Magdalen Laver

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TL5007
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From 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: Tuesday 1st December 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [view all attributed records]

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