BROOCH

Unique ID: BERK-D27216

A small cast copper alloy Roman dolphin style brooch, dating to the first century AD. The spring and the pin are missing but otherwise the brooch is complete. The brooch is generally plain except for a pair of integrally cast circumferential lines one either end of the spring bar.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: ROMAN [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 99

Dimensions and weight

Length: 30.11 mm
Width: 11.82 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: South East And London
County: Oxfordshire
District: West Oxfordshire
Parish: Northmoor

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SP4102
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source:
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

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

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2010 - Friday 9th July 2010

Personal details

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Recorded by: Miss Anni Byard - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Miss Anni Byard - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: 2010.157

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    Created: Thursday 19th August 2010
    Updated: Thursday 19th August 2010

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