Brooch

Unique ID: LIN-4AD7A1

Object type certainty: Certain

An early Roman copper alloy T-shaped brooch. The wings are circular wings in cross-section and contain an axis bar for a hinged pin. The wings are decorated with a vertical groove at either end and a pair of diagonally incised lines across the face. The bow is triangular in cross-section and has a channel running down the centre instead of a ridge.

Class: T-shaped

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 50
Date to: Circa AD 150

Dimensions and weight

Length: 40 mm
Width: 29 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

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

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: North Kesteven
To be known as: Sleaford

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

Personal details

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Identified by: Adam Daubney - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Wednesday 28th May 2003
    Updated: Monday 21st March 2011

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