Brooch

Unique ID: LIN-FC2235

An early Roman copper-alloy headstud brooch. The brooch has rectangular wing faces with a cylindrical cover behind. The wing faces are vertically ribbed. The pin is incomplete. There is an incomplete chain loop in the centre above. The bow is rectangular in cross-section and comma shaped in profile. At the top is a ring and dot in reserve metal. The band between is recessed and filled with degraded dark-coloured enamel. The surface of the bow is decorated with a vertical row of lozenge shaped cells within a rectangular panel. Each cell contains degraded blue enamel. The foot is flat, half-rounded and on the reverse is a catchplate.

Class: Headstud

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 75
Date to: Circa AD 150

Dimensions and weight

Length: 35 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: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with enamel [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: North Kesteven
Parish: Canwick

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: SK9969
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st August 2010

Personal details

Found by: This information is restricted for your login.
Recorded by: Adam Daubney - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Adam Daubney - [view all attributed records]

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    Created: Thursday 2nd September 2010
    Updated: Thursday 2nd September 2010

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