BOW BROOCH

Unique ID: HAMP1026

Object type certainty: Certain

Copper-alloy Rosette brooch. Cast in one-piece. Semi-cylindrical spring-cover, damaged on under surface and at ends. Spring and pin missing. Short, curving bow, triangular foot tapering in, but missing at the bottom. The foot-plate extends behind the bow, but is damaged. One shallow moulded flute at junction of bow and foot. Most of catchplate missing. No sign of separately attached disc.

Class: Rosette
Sub class: Hull Type X

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 to: Circa AD 55

Dimensions and weight

Length: 26 mm
Width: 16 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]
Completeness: Incomplete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Hampshire
District: Test Valley
To be known as: HAMPSHIRE KINGS SOMBORNE

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 14th December 2000

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Sally Worrell - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Ms Sally Worrell - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Monday 14th May 2001
    Updated: Thursday 24th February 2011

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