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BROOCH

Unique ID: NLM-C56EC0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Top section is missing, broken along the arched bow, most of bow is missing. Animal headed terminal with three horizontal ridged bands above. Grooved rope style band just after the bow and a single line of a beaded band on the bow. Most of the catch plate on the reverse remains.

Class: Cruciform

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Date from: AD 500
Date to: AD 599

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 63.7 mm
Width: 12 mm
Thickness: 5.3 mm
Weight: 23.09 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st February 2003 - Wednesday 1st May 2002

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Other reference numbers

Museum accession number: nlm7123

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cut
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Middle Rasen (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF0989
Four figure Latitude: 53.386603
Four figure longitude: -0.362582
1:25K map: TF0989
1:10K map: TF08NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Unknown

References cited

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Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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