Brooch

Unique ID: NCL-C93387

Object type certainty: Certain

A cast copper-alloy one-piece brooch of the late Iron Age to early Roman period.

The brooch is complete, missing only its pin. The pin spring has four coils with the cross bar passing under the coils. The bow is roughly uniform in breadth, but with a central peak down its length, across which is simple hatched decoration. The base of the bow flattens out to form the curved latch of the catchplate.

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: Circa 50 BC
Date to: Circa AD 50

Dimensions and weight

Length: 47.51 mm
Width: 15.49 mm
Thickness: 1.99 mm
Weight: 4.3 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 Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: North Kesteven
Parish: Aunsby And Dembleby

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TF0337
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 10 metre square.

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 2nd December 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Dr Robert Collins - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Thursday 18th February 2010
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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